Abisme (crater)
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Abisme /æˈbiːm/ is a large impact basin located in Cassini Regio at 37.5°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

Abisme is named after a Saracen
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in the Old French epic poem
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;this name was approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on 16 August 2013.


See also

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List of geological features on Iapetus Most Iapetian geological features are named after characters and locations in the Old French epic poem ''The Song of Roland'', specifically the English translation by Dorothy L. Sayers.Map of Iapetus


References

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