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'''Penelope''' is the fourth largest [[impact crater]] on [[Tethys (moon)|Tethys]], which is one of [[Saturn]]'s [[Natural satellite|moons]]. 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.<ref name=usgs/> It is approximately opposite to the largest crater on Tethys—[[Odysseus (crater)|Odysseus]]. |
'''Penelope''' is the fourth largest [[impact crater]] on [[Tethys (moon)|Tethys]], which is one of [[Saturn]]'s [[Natural satellite|moons]]. 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.<ref name=usgs/> It is approximately opposite to the largest crater on Tethys—[[Odysseus (crater)|Odysseus]]. |
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Penelope crater is named after the faithful wife of [[Odysseus]] by [[Homer]].<ref name=usgs>{{cite web|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4645|title=Penelope|publisher=USGS|accessdate=2011-06-28}}</ref> |
Penelope crater is named after [[the faithful wife|Penelope]] of [[Odysseus]] by [[Homer]].<ref name=usgs>{{cite web|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4645|title=Penelope|publisher=USGS|accessdate=2011-06-28}}</ref> |
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Penelope is the fourth largest impact crateronTethys, which is one of Saturn's moons. 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 crater is named after PenelopeofOdysseusbyHomer.[1]