Melanthius (crater)

{{Short description|Third-largest impact crater on Tethys}}

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Melanthius is the third-largest impact crater on Tethys, one of Saturn's moons. Melanthius is {{convert|245|km|mi|sp=us}} wide, and is located in the southern quadrant of Melanthius, named after the crater. Melanthius is noted for its prominent cluster of central peaks, which were formed in the original impact.{{cite web|url=http://www.ciclops.org/view.php?id=2122|title=Toward Melanthius|accessdate=27 June 2011|publisher=NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute|date=29 August 2006}} The crater is centered at 58.5°S, 192.61°W.

Melanthius is named after the character Melanthius, son of Dolius, who was Odysseus' disloyal goatherd in Homer's Odyssey.{{cite web|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3811;jsessionid=1acd2595ffb10098bcd8cfb50995|title=Melanthius|publisher=USGS|accessdate=27 June 2011}}