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The Cassiterides (Greek: Κασσιτερίδες, meaning "Tin Islands", from κασσίτερος, kassíteros "tin") are an ancient geographical name used to refer to a group of islands whose precise location is unknown, but which was believed to be situated somewhere near the west coast of Europe. [1]
Cassini is a crater on Mars named in honour of the Italian astronomer Giovanni Cassini. The name was approved in 1973, by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature. [1] The crater measures approximately 415 kilometers in diameter and can be found at 327.9°W and 23.4°N. [2]
The beaches of Europe’s holiday hotspots inevitably burst with parasols, loungers and lilos come July and August, and lying in the destruction path of a child’s bucket and spade can quickly ...
This is a list of the larger offshore islands of Europe. In the Atlantic Ocean. Major islands and the island groups of the British Isles (Anglo-Celtic Isles) Great ...
The most westerly island in the Inner Hebrides archipelago, off mainland Scotland’s west coast, 12-mile-long Tiree is known for its mild climate, clean air and beautiful white sand beaches that ...
Cassini is a lunar impact crater that is located in the Palus Nebularum, at the eastern end of Mare Imbrium. The crater was named after astronomers Giovanni Cassini and Jacques Cassini. [1] To the northeast is the Promontorium Agassiz, the southern tip of the Montes Alpes mountain range. South by south-east of Cassini is the crater Theaetetus.
“The barrier … accelerates the flow of water into the lagoon when it is open, meaning more sand comes in, helping sustain Bacan,” said Cecconi. Bacan can be seen in the centre, the small ...
Cassini's laws on the motion of the Moon; Cassini Division, a gap in the rings of Saturn; Cassini–Huygens, the space mission to examine Saturn and its moons, of which the Cassini orbiter was a part; Cassini (Martian crater) Cassini (lunar crater) 24101 Cassini, an asteroid; 24102 Jacquescassini, another asteroid