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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Galeria on Vesta

Galeria

Feature Name	Galeria
Clean Name	Galeria
Feature ID	15056
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	-27.62 °
Southernmost Latitude	-32.02 °
Easternmost Longitude	21.19 °
Westernmost Longitude	15.56 °
Diameter	21.77 km
Center Latitude	-29.82 °
Center Longitude	18.38 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((18.15396842225584 -32.02255057348977, 17.71570808080166 -31.96839269500917, 17.29370213374088 -31.86141048475587, 16.89834176804758 -31.7042381997999, 16.53936206805096 -31.50074594342178, 16.22560230535025 -31.25594437032562, 15.9647882866121 -30.9758613076909, 15.76334211856994 -30.66739333006206, 15.62622407444247 -30.33813594279486, 15.55681045554481 -29.99619655550643, 15.55681045554481 -29.64999485074357, 15.62622407444247 -29.30805546345514, 15.76334211856994 -28.97879807618794, 15.9647882866121 -28.6703300985591, 16.22560230535025 -28.39024703592438, 16.53936206805096 -28.14544546282822, 16.89834176804758 -27.9419532064501, 17.29370213374088 -27.78478092149413, 17.71570808080166 -27.67779871124083, 18.15396842225584 -27.62364083276023, 18.59769173399415 -27.62364083276023, 19.03595207544834 -27.67779871124083, 19.45795802250912 -27.78478092149413, 19.85331838820242 -27.9419532064501, 20.21229808819904 -28.14544546282822, 20.52605785089975 -28.39024703592438, 20.7868718696379 -28.6703300985591, 20.98831803768006 -28.97879807618794, 21.12543608180752 -29.30805546345514, 21.19484970070519 -29.64999485074357, 21.19484970070519 -29.99619655550643, 21.12543608180752 -30.33813594279486, 20.98831803768006 -30.66739333006206, 20.7868718696379 -30.9758613076909, 20.52605785089975 -31.25594437032562, 20.21229808819904 -31.50074594342178, 19.85331838820241 -31.7042381997999, 19.45795802250912 -31.86141048475587, 19.03595207544834 -31.96839269500917, 18.59769173399415 -32.02255057348977, 18.15396842225584 -32.02255057348977))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	-
Reference	[282] - A to Z of ancient Greek and Roman Women, by Marjorie Lightman and Benjamin Lightman: Facts on File, New York, 2008.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Nov 21, 2012
Origin	Galeria Fundana; wife of Emperor Vitellius, (c. 1st century).
Last Updated	Mar 18, 2014 1:42 PM

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