Roland (crater)

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One of the clearest images of Roland to date, located in the partly-shadowed upper part this image of Iapetus. The image shows that the crater has a central peak. It was imaged by the Cassini spacecraft on 12 November 2005.[1]
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationIapetus
Coordinates73°18′N 25°12′W / 73.30°N 25.20°W / 73.30; -25.20[2]
Diameter144 km
EponymRoland of Song of Roland
The azimuthal projection of Iapetus' north pole showing the crater Roland

Roland is a 144 km (89-mile)-wide crater near the north pole of Iapetus, a moon of the planet Saturn.[2] It lies inside one of the bright areas on Iapetus called Roncevaux Terra. Images of Roland shows that it has a central peak.

It is named after Roland, the titular main character and protagonist of the Song of Roland, a medieval epic poem.[2] All other surface features on Iapetus are named after characters of this poem.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NASA261205 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c "Roland". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. (Center Latitude: 73.30°, Center Longitude: 25.20°; Planetographic, +West)
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference NASAIapetus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).