arma virumque cano: Dione, photographed by Cassini, 18th May 2010. The large crater at centre is Aeneas, at 15N 45W, named for the Trojan hero of Virgil’s Aenid. The canyon system at bottom right is the Tibur Chasmata, with the Latium and Larissa Chasma above it, all named for locations appearing in the Aenid. The double craters at top left are Romulus and Remus.  Image credit: NASA/ESA/SSI.

arma virumque cano: Dione, photographed by Cassini, 18th May 2010.

The large crater at centre is Aeneas, at 15N 45W, named for the Trojan hero of Virgil’s Aenid. The canyon system at bottom right is the Tibur Chasmata, with the Latium and Larissa Chasma above it, all named for locations appearing in the Aenid. The double craters at top left are Romulus and Remus. 

Image credit: NASA/ESA/SSI.

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