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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Torquata
Clean Name Torquata
Feature ID 15061
Target Vesta
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 50.11 °
Southmost Latitude 42.80 °
Eastmost Longitude 149.45 °
Westmost Longitude 138.11 °
Diameter 34.73 km
Center Latitude 46.45 °
Center Longitude 143.78 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 21, 2012
Continent Europe
Culture Roman
Origin Roman vestal virgin (c. 48).
Reference [257] - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, by Sir William Smith: I.B. Tauris, 2007.
Updated Mar 19, 2014 10:34 AM

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