Abisme /æˈbiːm/ is located in Cassini Regio at 37°54′N 267°06′E / 37.9°N 267.1°E. 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 edit
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 edit
External sources edit
References edit
- ^ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Abisme on Iapetus". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ^ "New Name for a Crater on Iapetus | USGS Astrogeology Science Center". astrogeology.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
 | This article about an extraterrestrial geological feature is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |