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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Liberalia Mons
Clean Name Liberalia Mons
Feature ID 15457
Target Ceres
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 11.25 °
Southmost Latitude 0.79 °
Eastmost Longitude 316.48 °
Westmost Longitude 305.53 °
Diameter 90.00 km
Center Latitude 6.02 °
Center Longitude 311.01 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 14, 2015
Continent Europe
Culture Roman
Origin Ancient Roman festival to honor Liber and Libera, deities of the vine, worshiped, along with Ceres as fertility gods, held on March 17.
Reference [93] - Funk and Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend, edited by Maria Leach: Harper and Row, Inc., New York, 1984.
Updated Feb 09, 2016 1:45 PM

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