Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Caesonia on Vesta

Caesonia

Feature Name Caesonia
Clean Name Caesonia
Feature ID 15201
Target Vesta
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude 42.91 °
Southernmost Latitude 19.49 °
Easternmost Longitude 263.07 °
Westernmost Longitude 236.80 °
Diameter 104.23 km
Center Latitude 31.20 °
Center Longitude 249.93 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Roman
Quad -
Reference [317] - Atia Balba Caesonia, by Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, and John McBrewster: VDM Publishing House Ltd., 2010.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 05, 2014
Origin Atia Balba Caesonia; Roman noblewoman, daughter of Julius Ceasar’s sister, mother of Emperor Augustus (85-43 B.C.).
Last Updated Feb 05, 2014 7:42 AM

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