Planetary Names

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Bruttia on Vesta

Bruttia

Feature Name	Bruttia
Clean Name	Bruttia
Feature ID	15200
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	66.13 °
Southernmost Latitude	61.49 °
Easternmost Longitude	242.08 °
Westernmost Longitude	232.10 °
Diameter	20.68 km
Center Latitude	63.81 °
Center Longitude	237.09 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((236.6968310006738 61.48522592919215, 235.9214473196395 61.54243495575616, 235.1748214133012 61.65544433278429, 234.4753376893823 61.8214713943575, 233.840219758619 62.03642800320763, 233.2851063323023 62.29502121422469, 232.8236661453041 62.59088360433179, 232.4672613864603 62.91673005957352, 232.2246679237732 63.26453715879944, 232.1018592134158 63.62574073692103, 232.1018592134158 63.99144676307897, 232.2246679237732 64.35265034120056, 232.4672613864603 64.70045744042648, 232.8236661453041 65.02630389566821, 233.2851063323023 65.32216628577531, 233.840219758619 65.58075949679238, 234.4753376893823 65.7957161056425, 235.1748214133012 65.9617431672157, 235.9214473196395 66.07475254424384, 236.6968310006738 66.13196157080785, 237.4818799368262 66.13196157080785, 238.2572636178605 66.07475254424384, 239.0038895241988 65.96174316721572, 239.7033732481177 65.7957161056425, 240.338491178881 65.58075949679238, 240.8936046051977 65.32216628577531, 241.3550447921959 65.02630389566821, 241.7114495510397 64.70045744042648, 241.9540430137268 64.35265034120056, 242.0768517240842 63.99144676307897, 242.0768517240842 63.62574073692103, 241.9540430137268 63.26453715879944, 241.7114495510397 62.91673005957352, 241.3550447921959 62.59088360433179, 240.8936046051977 62.29502121422469, 240.338491178881 62.03642800320763, 239.7033732481177 61.8214713943575, 239.0038895241988 61.65544433278429, 238.2572636178605 61.54243495575616, 237.4818799368262 61.48522592919215, 236.6968310006738 61.48522592919215))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	-
Reference	[316] - Hadrian and the Cities of the Roman Empire, by Mary T. Boatwright: Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 2000.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Feb 05, 2014
Origin	Bruttia Crispina; Roman Empress, wife of Emperor Commodus (164-191).
Last Updated	Feb 05, 2014 7:39 AM

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