Planetary Names

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Drusilla on Vesta

Drusilla

Feature Name	Drusilla
Clean Name	Drusilla
Feature ID	14934
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	-12.76 °
Southernmost Latitude	-17.33 °
Easternmost Longitude	53.53 °
Westernmost Longitude	48.90 °
Diameter	20.34 km
Center Latitude	-15.05 °
Center Longitude	51.22 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((51.03428481727712 -17.32971338316989, 50.67428525108262 -17.27345784038194, 50.32763750885411 -17.16233195297094, 50.00287720846319 -16.99907200909063, 49.7080010263231 -16.787698010388, 49.4502697926761 -16.53341468622122, 49.23602970585547 -16.24248333594923, 49.07055606782085 -15.92206765496153, 48.95792338871613 -15.58005734072271, 48.90090505890734 -15.22487382223649, 48.90090505890734 -14.86526289651451, 48.95792338871613 -14.51007937802829, 49.07055606782085 -14.16806906378947, 49.23602970585547 -13.84765338280177, 49.4502697926761 -13.55672203252978, 49.7080010263231 -13.302438708363, 50.00287720846319 -13.09106470966038, 50.32763750885411 -12.92780476578005, 50.67428525108262 -12.81667887836906, 51.03428481727712 -12.76042333558112, 51.39877182334788 -12.76042333558112, 51.75877138954238 -12.81667887836906, 52.10541913177089 -12.92780476578005, 52.43017943216181 -13.09106470966038, 52.72505561430189 -13.302438708363, 52.98278684794889 -13.55672203252978, 53.19702693476953 -13.84765338280177, 53.36250057280415 -14.16806906378947, 53.47513325190886 -14.51007937802829, 53.53215158171766 -14.86526289651451, 53.53215158171766 -15.22487382223649, 53.47513325190886 -15.58005734072271, 53.36250057280415 -15.92206765496153, 53.19702693476953 -16.24248333594923, 52.98278684794889 -16.53341468622122, 52.72505561430189 -16.787698010388, 52.43017943216181 -16.99907200909063, 52.10541913177089 -17.16233195297094, 51.75877138954238 -17.27345784038194, 51.39877182334788 -17.32971338316989, 51.03428481727712 -17.32971338316989))
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	Feb 28, 2012
Origin	Julia; famous Roman woman, second daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina, sister of Gaius (16-38).
Last Updated	Mar 18, 2014 1:28 PM

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Drusilla

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