Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Scantia on Vesta

Scantia

Feature Name Scantia
Clean Name Scantia
Feature ID 14945
Target Vesta
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude 31.72 °
Southernmost Latitude 27.54 °
Easternmost Longitude 67.02 °
Westernmost Longitude 62.28 °
Diameter 18.61 km
Center Latitude 29.63 °
Center Longitude 64.65 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Roman
Quad -
Reference [256] - Rome’s Vestal Virgins: A study of Rome’s Vestal priestesses in the late Republic and early Empire, by Robin Lorsch Wildfang: Routledge, 2006.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 28, 2012
Origin Roman vestal virgin (c. 40 B.C.-A.D. 23).
Last Updated Mar 19, 2014 10:23 AM

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