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| Feature Name | Rheasilvia |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Rheasilvia |
| Feature ID | 14886 |
| Target | Vesta |
| Feature Type | Crater, craters |
| Coordinate System | Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | -26.11 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | -86.78 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 355.45 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 0.27 ° |
| Diameter | 450.00 km |
| Center Latitude | -71.95 ° |
| Center Longitude | 86.30 ° |
| WKT String | |
| Quad | - |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | Sep 30, 2011 |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ethnicity | Roman |
| Origin | Rhea Silvia, Roman vestal virgin, mother of Romulus and Remus (c. 770 B.C.). |
| Reference | [256] - Rome’s Vestal Virgins: A study of Rome’s Vestal priestesses in the late Republic and early Empire, by Robin Lorsch Wildfang: Routledge, 2006. |
| Updated | Mar 28, 2014 8:11 AM |
| Additional Information | The name of the crater has been condensed to Rheasilvia to avoid the use of a double name. |
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