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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Bellicia
Clean Name Bellicia
Feature ID 14875
Target Vesta
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 42.06 °
Southmost Latitude 33.41 °
Eastmost Longitude 203.63 °
Westmost Longitude 191.68 °
Diameter 41.68 km
Center Latitude 37.73 °
Center Longitude 197.76 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 30, 2011
Continent Europe
Culture Roman
Origin Roman vestal virgin (c. 3rd century).
Reference [255] - History of the Vestal Virgins of Rome, by T. Cato Worsfold: Kessinger Publishing, 1997.
Updated Mar 18, 2014 10:24 AM

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