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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Galeria
Clean Name Galeria
Feature ID 15056
Target Vesta
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -27.62 °
Southmost Latitude -32.02 °
Eastmost Longitude 21.19 °
Westmost Longitude 15.56 °
Diameter 21.77 km
Center Latitude -29.82 °
Center Longitude 18.38 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 21, 2012
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Roman
Origin Galeria Fundana; wife of Emperor Vitellius, (c. 1st century).
Reference [282] - A to Z of ancient Greek and Roman Women, by Marjorie Lightman and Benjamin Lightman: Facts on File, New York, 2008.
Updated Mar 18, 2014 1:42 PM

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