Planetary Names

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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Calpurnia on Vesta

Calpurnia

Feature Name	Calpurnia
Clean Name	Calpurnia
Feature ID	14904
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	22.36 °
Southernmost Latitude	11.08 °
Easternmost Longitude	354.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	343.40 °
Diameter	50.19 km
Center Latitude	16.72 °
Center Longitude	349.10 °
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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	Dec 27, 2011
Origin	Roman vestal virgin (c. 3rd century).
Last Updated	Mar 18, 2014 11:12 AM

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