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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Publicia
Clean Name Publicia
Feature ID 14943
Target Vesta
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 16.31 °
Southmost Latitude 12.76 °
Eastmost Longitude 236.16 °
Westmost Longitude 232.57 °
Diameter 15.79 km
Center Latitude 14.53 °
Center Longitude 234.36 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 28, 2012
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Roman
Origin Flavia Publicia; Roman vestal virgin (c. 213).
Reference [255] - History of the Vestal Virgins of Rome, by T. Cato Worsfold: Kessinger Publishing, 1997.
Updated Mar 19, 2014 8:52 AM

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