Falzaron [2] ( lat. Falsaron ) - 424-kilometer impact crater on Iapetus (satellite of Saturn ). Located in the Cassini region , inside the largest crater in Iapetus, Abim . The center coordinates are [1] Inside the Falzaron Crater is the 50 km long Dapamor Crater.
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 Falzaron Crater is located just above the center of the image, to the right of it is visible part of the larger Torjis Crater | |
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| Diameter | about 424 [1] km |
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| Eponym | One of the characters in the French epic Song of Roland |
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| Heavenly body | Iapetus |
Crater Falzaron is named after one of the characters of the French epic “ Song of Roland ” (brother of the Lord of the Moors, Marsilius; the name Falzaron means “false”, “false”) [2] . This name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 2008 [1] [2] .
Falzaron is the fifth largest crater of Iapetus after the craters of Abim, Torjis , Angelie and Geren . Nevertheless, it is one of the largest impact craters in the solar system .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Falsaron . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) (August 5, 2008). Date of treatment January 9, 2015. Archived January 13, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Song of Roland / Translation from Old French by Y. Korneev. - Moscow: Fiction, 1976. - (Library of World Literature, v.10).