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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Veneneia on Vesta

Veneneia

Feature Name	Veneneia
Clean Name	Veneneia
Feature ID	14949
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	-9.72 °
Southernmost Latitude	-79.29 °
Easternmost Longitude	356.02 °
Westernmost Longitude	1.64 °
Diameter	400.00 km
Center Latitude	-47.93 °
Center Longitude	305.68 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((235.9201521592679 -46.67878818761025, 242.3078441131586 -41.10543290664414, 248.2367422765023 -35.98011371350709, 253.8535852414117 -31.33037519888052, 259.2509798271478 -27.16619282475901, 264.4909168846086 -23.48547348559363, 269.6170649908391 -20.27819409483493, 274.6615878355985 -17.52955991013877, 279.6491135738361 -15.22237916966751, 284.5991418440721 -13.33880199894944, 289.5275549258106 -11.86155508621528, 294.4475967215121 -10.77478966013718, 299.3705277651981 -10.06464337461404, 304.3060814393782 -9.719598001871653, 309.262801075719 -9.730696354791522, 314.2483125657351 -10.09166481965829, 319.2695739511479 -10.79897258577993, 324.3331379472015 -11.85184475274765, 329.445463674299 -13.25223323647471, 334.6133199722477 -15.00473585205834, 339.8443362493573 -17.11643913866124, 345.147782102921 -19.59664344802114, 350.5357026200905 -22.45640864765095, 356.0246197579651 -25.70783459554658, 1.638167317864851 -29.36296100333253, 7.411334522689279 -33.43213309328146, 13.39762466692983 -37.92162217908439, 19.68180890987168 -42.83018107076096, 26.40415382037481 -48.14395028268177, 33.81006441638586 -53.82838626581037, 42.36129843357824 -59.81355916959785, 53.01151905824587 -65.96118435352314, 67.94950034611651 -71.97130460044991, 92.3549541110862 -77.07153665878987, 132.2111065226771 -79.29294481925291, 171.6515187839744 -76.86375722873476, 195.5770892271361 -71.56928261054473, 210.1911830511835 -65.3316994969354, 220.5609222894661 -58.91854055540942, 228.8244746718405 -52.64716693076252, 235.9201521592679 -46.67878818761025))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	-
Reference	[265] - Ancient Roman Priestesses: Vestal Virgins, Rhea Silvia, Licinia, Paculla Annia, Aconia Fabia Paulina, Eumachia, Aquilia Severa, Claudia Quinta: Books LLC, 2010.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Feb 28, 2012
Origin	One of the first Roman vestal virgins.
Last Updated	Mar 28, 2014 8:19 AM

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