Planetary Names

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Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Brumalia Tholus on Vesta

Brumalia Tholus

Feature Name	Brumalia Tholus
Clean Name	Brumalia Tholus
Feature ID	15065
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	-2.89 °
Southernmost Latitude	-9.71 °
Easternmost Longitude	70.25 °
Westernmost Longitude	59.35 °
Diameter	48.21 km
Center Latitude	-6.31 °
Center Longitude	64.99 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((61.240234375 -3.42158203125, 63.0859375 -2.89423828125, 64.6240234375 -3.15791015625, 67.4365234375 -3.81708984375, 68.4912109375 -4.25654296875, 69.4580078125 -5.13544921875, 70.0732421875 -6.23408203125, 70.2490234375 -7.68427734375, 69.8974609375 -8.651074218750001, 69.2822265625 -9.222363281250001, 68.2275390625 -9.661816406250001, 66.42578125 -9.705761718750001, 65.37109375 -9.486035156250001, 62.9541015625 -8.695019531250001, 60.888671875 -7.64033203125, 59.921875 -7.15693359375, 59.5703125 -6.27802734375, 59.3505859375 -5.35517578125, 59.833984375 -4.30048828125, 61.240234375 -3.42158203125))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	-
Reference	[285] - New Pantheon: or Historical Dictionary of the Gods, Demi-gods, Heros, and Fabulous Personages of Antiquity: J. Bell, London, 1790.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Nov 21, 2012
Origin	Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated on the day of the winter solstice.
Last Updated	Mar 18, 2014 11:09 AM

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Brumalia Tholus

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