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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Cerealia Tholus
Clean Name Cerealia Tholus
Feature ID 15808
Target Ceres
Feature Type Tholus, tholi

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 19.84 °
Southmost Latitude 19.37 °
Eastmost Longitude 239.89 °
Westmost Longitude 239.40 °
Diameter 3.20 km
Center Latitude 19.61 °
Center Longitude 239.65 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 27, 2019
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Roman
Origin The major festival in Ancient Rome to celebrate for the grain goddess Ceres (8 days in mid- to late April).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Mar 27, 2019 12:53 PM

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