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Gerin is 445-km (313 miles) wide impact crater on Saturn's moon Iapetus. It is partially obscured by the larger crater, Engelier, whose formation has destroyed about half of Gerin. Gerin is located at at 46°S 233°W / 46°S 233°W / -46; -233 ^[1]

Crater Gerin is named after one of the characters in the French epic Song of Roland;^{[citation needed]} this name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 2008.

^ "Global View of Iapetus' Dichotomy". NASA Solar System Exploration. Retrieved 2020-05-04.

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 [[File:Iapetus_as_seen_by_the_Cassini_probe_-_20071008.jpg|thumb|200x200px|[[Cassini–Huygens|Cassini]] mosaic of Iapetus. Crater Gerin is located southwestern of crater Engelier (lower left).]]
-'''Gerin''' is 445-km (313 miles) wide [[impact crater]] on [[Moons of Saturn|Saturn's moon]] [[Iapetus]]. It is partially obscured by the larger crater, [[Engelier]], whose formation has destroyed about half of Gerin. Gerin is located at 46 degrees south latitude, 233 degrees west longitude on Iapetus.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Global View of Iapetus' Dichotomy|url=https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/143/global-view-of-iapetus-dichotomy|website=NASA Solar System Exploration|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref>
+'''Gerin''' is 445-km (313 miles) wide [[impact crater]] on [[Moons of Saturn|Saturn's moon]] [[Iapetus]]. It is partially obscured by the larger crater, [[Engelier]], whose formation has destroyed about half of Gerin. Gerin is located at at {{Coord|46|S|233|W|globe:iapetus|display=inline,title}} <ref>{{Cite web|title=Global View of Iapetus' Dichotomy|url=https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/143/global-view-of-iapetus-dichotomy|website=NASA Solar System Exploration|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref>
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