Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Pomponia on Vesta

Pomponia

Feature Name	Pomponia
Clean Name	Pomponia
Feature ID	15060
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	76.77 °
Southernmost Latitude	63.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	281.87 °
Westernmost Longitude	243.20 °
Diameter	59.07 km
Center Latitude	70.20 °
Center Longitude	262.58 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((246.8064453125 75.4541015625, 250.3220703125 76.0693359375, 257.1775390625 76.4208984375, 264.5603515625 76.7724609375, 269.7458984375 76.3330078125, 274.5798828125 74.7509765625, 279.4138671875 72.4658203125, 281.7869140625 69.5654296875, 281.8748046875 68.2470703125, 281.4353515625 66.9287109375, 278.7986328125 65.3466796875, 273.5251953125 64.1162109375, 267.9880859375 63.5009765625, 261.7478515625 63.5009765625, 256.5623046875 64.3798828125, 249.5310546875 66.1376953125, 246.9822265625 67.0166015625, 244.9607421875 68.6865234375, 243.3787109375 70.4443359375, 243.2029296875 72.2900390625, 244.0818359375 73.9599609375, 245.4001953125 74.9267578125, 246.8064453125 75.4541015625))
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	Roman vestal virgin (c. 213).
Last Updated	Mar 19, 2014 8:49 AM

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Pomponia

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