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Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Lucaria Tholus on Vesta

Lucaria Tholus

Feature Name	Lucaria Tholus
Clean Name	Lucaria Tholus
Feature ID	14881
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	-10.33 °
Southernmost Latitude	-15.47 °
Easternmost Longitude	256.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	250.79 °
Diameter	24.75 km
Center Latitude	-12.90 °
Center Longitude	253.65 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((253.4217701342974 -15.47160305795212, 252.9783571329698 -15.40830930914534, 252.5513896301759 -15.2832803136873, 252.1513809828584 -15.09959470039369, 251.7881807314667 -14.86177541868131, 251.4707320715827 -14.57567836854291, 251.2068516427644 -14.24834820885453, 251.0030370569383 -13.88784489449427, 250.864306905629 -13.50304521350356, 250.7940771855813 -13.10342421110534, 250.7940771855813 -12.69882188264466, 250.864306905629 -12.29920088024644, 251.0030370569383 -11.91440119925573, 251.2068516427644 -11.55389788489547, 251.4707320715827 -11.22656772520709, 251.7881807314667 -10.94047067506869, 252.1513809828584 -10.70265139335631, 252.5513896301759 -10.5189657800627, 252.9783571329698 -10.39393678460466, 253.4217701342974 -10.33064303579788, 253.8707103344626 -10.33064303579788, 254.3141233357902 -10.39393678460466, 254.7410908385841 -10.51896578006269, 255.1410994859016 -10.70265139335631, 255.5042997372933 -10.94047067506869, 255.8217483971773 -11.22656772520709, 256.0856288259956 -11.55389788489547, 256.2894434118217 -11.91440119925572, 256.4281735631311 -12.29920088024644, 256.4984032831787 -12.69882188264466, 256.4984032831787 -13.10342421110534, 256.4281735631311 -13.50304521350356, 256.2894434118217 -13.88784489449427, 256.0856288259956 -14.24834820885453, 255.8217483971773 -14.57567836854291, 255.5042997372933 -14.86177541868131, 255.1410994859016 -15.09959470039369, 254.7410908385841 -15.2832803136873, 254.3141233357902 -15.40830930914534, 253.8707103344626 -15.47160305795212, 253.4217701342974 -15.47160305795212))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	-
Reference	[258] - Roman Festival Calendar of Numa Pompilius, by Michael York: Lang, Peter Publishing, Inc., 1986.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Sep 30, 2011
Origin	Ancient Roman feast held on July 19 when the Romans, defeated and pursued by the Gauls, retired and concealed themselves in the woods.
Last Updated	Mar 19, 2014 7:23 AM

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