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Abisme

Coordinates: 37°54′N 267°06′E / 37.9°N 267.1°E / 37.9; 267.1
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Photomosaic of Cassini images taken from 172,000 km (107,000 mi), showing the dark Cassini Regio, with Abisme in the center.

Abisme /æˈbiːm/ is the largest known crater on Saturn's moon Iapetus. It is 767.74 km in diameter and one of the larger craters in the Solar System. It is located in Cassini Regio at 37°54′N 267°06′E / 37.9°N 267.1°E / 37.9; 267.1. Craters Climborin, Clarin, Dapamort, Johun and Valdebron can be found inside Abisme. It was imaged for the first time by the Cassini spacecraft in 2004.

Nomenclature

Crater Abisme is named after a Saracen baron in the Old French epic poem Song of Roland;[1] this name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 2013.[2]

See also

External sources

Map of Iapetus

References

  1. ^ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Abisme on Iapetus". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  2. ^ "New Name for a Crater on Iapetus | USGS Astrogeology Science Center". astrogeology.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
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