Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Divalia Fossae on Vesta

Divalia Fossae

Feature Name Divalia Fossae
Clean Name Divalia Fossae
Feature ID 14911
Target Vesta
Feature Type Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude
Southernmost Latitude -22.24 °
Easternmost Longitude 263.91 °
Westernmost Longitude 138.93 °
Diameter 549.37 km
Center Latitude -9.05 °
Center Longitude 196.23 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Roman
Quad -
Reference [261] - Roman Festivals of the Period of the Republic, by W. Warde Fowler: MacMillan and Co., London, 1908.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 27, 2011
Origin Roman festival held on December 21 in honor of the goddess Angerona.
Last Updated Mar 18, 2014 12:47 PM
Additional Information Divalia Fossa changed to Divalia Fossae February 5, 2014 and coordinates amended.

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