Gerin (crater)

Gerin is 445-km (313 miles) wide impact crater on Saturn's moon Iapetus, located on Saragossa Terra. It is partially obscured by the larger crater, Engelier, whose formation has destroyed about half of Gerin. Gerin is located at 45.6°S 233°W / -45.6; -233 [1]

Cassini mosaic of Iapetus. Crater Gerin is located southwestern of crater Engelier (lower left).

Nomenclature

Crater Gerin is named after one of the Twelve Peers in the French epic Song of Roland;[2] this name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 2008.

"Global View of Iapetus' Dichotomy". NASA Solar System Exploration. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
"Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Gerin on Iapetus". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-04.

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