Planetary Names

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 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((311.60004882812 8.924951171875, 311.35834960937 8.946923828125, 310.61127929687 9.122705078125, 309.99604492187 9.452294921875, 309.24897460937 9.891748046875, 308.85346679687 10.572900390625, 308.58979492187 11.363916015625, 308.74360351562 12.286767578125, 308.98530273437 12.945947265625, 309.38081054687 13.868798828125, 309.62250976562 14.637841796875, 309.99604492187 15.648583984375, 310.89692382812 17.120751953125, 311.33637695312 17.494287109375, 312.14936523437 17.692041015625, 313.37983398437 17.538232421875, 314.06098632812 17.252587890625, 314.56635742187 16.637353515625, 314.56635742187 16.153955078125, 314.36860351562 15.494775390625, 314.06098632812 14.725732421875, 313.64350585937 13.539208984375, 313.51166992187 13.275537109375, 312.91840820312 11.473779296875, 313.00629882812 10.946435546875, 313.00629882812 10.067529296875, 312.61079101562 9.452294921875, 312.12739257812 9.078759765625, 311.60004882812 8.924951171875))
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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