Malprimis (Iapetus)

Data as of 2026-10-23

What it is

Type
Crater, craters
IAU definition

A circular depression

Diameter
377 km, 51 % of the radius of its body
Centre
15.2° S, 241.8° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
Name adopted
August 5, 2008
Origin of the name

A Saracen lord from Brigale; killed by Gerin in the first battle.

Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.

In Galaxy

See it in Galaxy

Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Malprimis.

Missions to its body

No observation record of this formation is crossed here. These are the missions the Planetary Data System declares for its body; none is claimed to have observed Malprimis.

Sources

International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14473

Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms

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