Planetary Names

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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Torquata on Vesta

Torquata

Feature Name	Torquata
Clean Name	Torquata
Feature ID	15061
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	50.11 °
Southernmost Latitude	42.80 °
Easternmost Longitude	149.45 °
Westernmost Longitude	138.11 °
Diameter	34.73 km
Center Latitude	46.45 °
Center Longitude	143.78 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	-
Reference	[257] - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, by Sir William Smith: I.B. Tauris, 2007.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Nov 21, 2012
Origin	Roman vestal virgin (c. 48).
Last Updated	Mar 19, 2014 10:34 AM

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