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

Cossinia

Feature Name Cossinia
Clean Name Cossinia
Feature ID 15205
Target Vesta
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude 2.39 °
Southernmost Latitude -1.14 °
Easternmost Longitude 180.35 °
Westernmost Longitude 177.57 °
Diameter 15.72 km
Center Latitude 0.63 °
Center Longitude 178.96 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Roman
Quad -
Reference [319] - A Note on the Monument and Tomb of a Vestal Virgin at Tivoli in The Journal of Roman Studies, by G.H. Hallam: Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, volume 20, p. 14-15, 1930.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 05, 2014
Origin Roman vestal virgin.
Last Updated Feb 05, 2014 7:53 AM

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