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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Publicia on Vesta

Publicia

Feature Name	Publicia
Clean Name	Publicia
Feature ID	14943
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	16.31 °
Southernmost Latitude	12.76 °
Easternmost Longitude	236.16 °
Westernmost Longitude	232.57 °
Diameter	15.79 km
Center Latitude	14.53 °
Center Longitude	234.36 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((234.2235933080365 12.75945488115884, 233.9445704787746 12.8031244381027, 233.6758961722569 12.88938826256751, 233.4241860415893 13.01612225290172, 233.1956380255667 13.18020579765732, 232.9958797348511 13.37759861540035, 232.8298298815195 13.60344023984877, 232.7015771640488 13.85216970068329, 232.6142795899894 14.11766245309241, 232.5700867153391 14.39338118439188, 232.5700867153391 14.67253678435911, 232.6142795899894 14.94825551565859, 232.7015771640488 15.21374826806771, 232.8298298815195 15.46247772890223, 232.9958797348511 15.68831935335065, 233.1956380255667 15.88571217109368, 233.4241860415893 16.04979571584927, 233.6758961722569 16.17652970618349, 233.9445704787746 16.2627935306483, 234.2235933080365 16.30646308759216, 234.5060941919631 16.30646308759216, 234.7851170212253 16.2627935306483, 235.0537913277429 16.17652970618349, 235.3055014584104 16.04979571584927, 235.5340494744331 15.88571217109368, 235.7338077651488 15.68831935335065, 235.8998576184804 15.46247772890223, 236.0281103359511 15.21374826806771, 236.1154079100103 14.94825551565859, 236.1596007846607 14.67253678435912, 236.1596007846607 14.39338118439188, 236.1154079100103 14.11766245309241, 236.0281103359511 13.85216970068329, 235.8998576184804 13.60344023984877, 235.7338077651488 13.37759861540035, 235.5340494744331 13.18020579765732, 235.3055014584104 13.01612225290172, 235.0537913277429 12.88938826256751, 234.7851170212253 12.8031244381027, 234.5060941919631 12.75945488115884, 234.2235933080365 12.75945488115884))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	-
Reference	[255] - History of the Vestal Virgins of Rome, by T. Cato Worsfold: Kessinger Publishing, 1997.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Feb 28, 2012
Origin	Flavia Publicia; Roman vestal virgin (c. 213).
Last Updated	Mar 19, 2014 8:52 AM

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