Penelope (crater)
Fourth-largest impact crater on Tethys / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Penelope is the fourth-largest impact crater on Saturn's moon Tethys. It is 208 kilometers wide, and is located near the equator in the center of trailing hemisphere of the moon at 10.8°S, 249.2°W.[1] It is approximately opposite to the largest crater on Tethys—Odysseus. Penelope is named after Penelope of Greek mythology, wife of the legendary king Odysseus from the Odyssey epic. The name was officially approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1983.[1]
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Feature type | Peak-ring impact crater |
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Location | Tethys |
Coordinates | 10.83°S 110.78°E / -10.83; 110.78[1] |
Diameter | 207.5 km |
Eponym | Penelope |
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