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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Helena
Clean Name Helena
Feature ID 14906
Target Vesta
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -39.03 °
Southmost Latitude -43.99 °
Eastmost Longitude 275.65 °
Westmost Longitude 269.45 °
Diameter 22.06 km
Center Latitude -41.51 °
Center Longitude 272.55 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 27, 2011
Continent Europe
Culture Roman
Origin Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta; mother of Constantine the Great.
Reference [259] - Helena Agusta, by Jan Willem Drijvers: E.J. Brill, The Netherlands, 1992.
Updated Mar 18, 2014 1:59 PM

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