Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Aricia Tholus on Vesta

Aricia Tholus

Feature Name Aricia Tholus
Clean Name Aricia Tholus
Feature ID 14913
Target Vesta
Feature Type Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude 17.69 °
Southernmost Latitude 8.92 °
Easternmost Longitude 314.57 °
Westernmost Longitude 308.59 °
Diameter 39.02 km
Center Latitude 13.38 °
Center Longitude 311.55 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Roman
Quad -
Reference [182] - Oxford Classical Dictionary: Oxford University Press, London, 1968.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 27, 2011
Origin City at the foot of Albanus Mons, once a powerful city in early Latium (present-day Ariccia).
Last Updated Mar 18, 2014 10:19 AM

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