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

Helena

Feature Name Helena
Clean Name Helena
Feature ID 14906
Target Vesta
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude -39.03 °
Southernmost Latitude -43.99 °
Easternmost Longitude 275.65 °
Westernmost Longitude 269.45 °
Diameter 22.06 km
Center Latitude -41.51 °
Center Longitude 272.55 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Roman
Quad -
Reference [259] - Helena Agusta, by Jan Willem Drijvers: E.J. Brill, The Netherlands, 1992.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 27, 2011
Origin Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta; mother of Constantine the Great.
Last Updated Mar 18, 2014 1:59 PM

The boundaries shown on the maps above are approximate and are intended only to portray the locations of named features and their rough extents.
Get help using the map above.

Changes in the control network drop down are not reflected in the feature boundaries in the map above. Only the primary control network feature boundaries (in green) are displayed on the map.