Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Feralia Planitia on Vesta

Feralia Planitia

Feature Name Feralia Planitia
Clean Name Feralia Planitia
Feature ID 14915
Target Vesta
Feature Type Planitia, planitiae
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude 16.74 °
Southernmost Latitude -10.50 °
Easternmost Longitude 133.23 °
Westernmost Longitude 72.41 °
Diameter 270.27 km
Center Latitude 3.03 °
Center Longitude 101.71 °
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 Roman All Souls’ Day (February 21) where each household made offerings at the graves of its dead.
Last Updated Mar 18, 2014 1:38 PM

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