Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Caparronia on Vesta

Caparronia

Feature Name Caparronia
Clean Name Caparronia
Feature ID 14876
Target Vesta
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude 41.56 °
Southernmost Latitude 29.61 °
Easternmost Longitude 323.25 °
Westernmost Longitude 310.99 °
Diameter 53.20 km
Center Latitude 35.71 °
Center Longitude 317.03 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Roman
Quad -
Reference [256] - Rome’s Vestal Virgins: A study of Rome’s Vestal priestesses in the late Republic and early Empire, by Robin Lorsch Wildfang: Routledge, 2006.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 30, 2011
Origin Roman vestal virgin (d. 266 B.C.).
Last Updated Mar 18, 2014 12:24 PM

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