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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Licinia on Vesta

Licinia

Feature Name	Licinia
Clean Name	Licinia
Feature ID	14940
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	25.62 °
Southernmost Latitude	21.05 °
Easternmost Longitude	170.30 °
Westernmost Longitude	164.41 °
Diameter	24.05 km
Center Latitude	23.34 °
Center Longitude	167.35 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	-
Reference	[257] - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, by Sir William Smith: I.B. Tauris, 2007.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Feb 28, 2012
Origin	Roman vestal virgin (c. 140-113 B.C.).
Last Updated	Mar 18, 2014 2:09 PM

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