Planetary Names

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Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Matronalia Rupes on Vesta

Matronalia Rupes

Feature Name	Matronalia Rupes
Clean Name	Matronalia Rupes
Feature ID	14917
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	-43.62 °
Southernmost Latitude	-52.93 °
Easternmost Longitude	266.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	201.82 °
Diameter	209.50 km
Center Latitude	-49.42 °
Center Longitude	232.76 °
WKT String	LINESTRING (201.82265625 -43.61572265625001, 202.7201547475961 -44.54536576704542, 205.6509690504808 -45.00399502840904, 207.2913123497597 -46.14098011363634, 211.42470703125 -46.70467862215907, 213.8957857572115 -47.28555575284091, 217.6564903846154 -49.03777521306821, 218.7614614633413 -50.66674804687503, 219.4709247295673 -51.50470525568184, 220.8704139122596 -51.68528053977273, 225.2438176081731 -50.9629794034091, 230.1149864783654 -49.54034978693181, 231.9830848106971 -49.26569158380681, 235.5650503305288 -49.51837713068181, 238.53896484375 -48.61550071022728, 240.5072077824519 -48.42254083806818, 242.4534780649038 -48.84481534090908, 246.5420823317308 -49.00821200284091, 248.5310302734375 -48.86299272017045, 250.9594313401442 -49.1572265625, 252.9504920372596 -49.83797940340911, 254.0558856670673 -50.28821910511366, 254.458154296875 -50.78240411931822, 256.1851205679086 -50.68452592329547, 258.7909930889423 -51.46555397727273, 261.9804086538462 -51.94136186079545, 264.3204965444712 -52.18785511363637, 265.3384221003606 -52.50506036931819, 266.00478515625 -52.93212890625001)
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 festival associated with the goddess Juno, celebrated on March 1.
Last Updated	Mar 19, 2014 7:36 AM

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