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International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Saturnalia Fossae on Vesta

Saturnalia Fossae

Feature Name	Saturnalia Fossae
Clean Name	Saturnalia Fossae
Feature ID	14912
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	47.74 °
Southernmost Latitude	15.75 °
Easternmost Longitude	87.68 °
Westernmost Longitude	0.49 °
Diameter	344.94 km
Center Latitude	28.05 °
Center Longitude	37.05 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((0.4921875 47.738671875, 28.08984375 39.301171875, 43.3828125 34.379296875, 62.015625 25.941796875, 87.6796875 15.746484375), (22.11328125 35.082421875, 33.01171875 31.391015625, 45.84375 27.875390625, 52.69921875 25.414453125), (9.45703125 35.258203125, 26.859375 27.875390625, 39.69140625 23.656640625), (1.01953125 30.160546875, 12.4453125 26.820703125, 17.54296875 25.062890625), (0.66796875 34.027734375, 11.7421875 29.105859375))
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	Three-day Roman festival starting on December 17, with sacrifices, public feasting, gifts, and slaves were waited on by their masters.
Last Updated	Mar 19, 2014 10:22 AM
Additional Information	Saturnalia Fossa changed to Saturnalia Fossae February 5, 2014, and coordinates amended.

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