Planetary Names

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Graecina on Vesta

Graecina

Feature Name	Graecina
Clean Name	Graecina
Feature ID	15210
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	-36.11 °
Southernmost Latitude	-38.79 °
Easternmost Longitude	238.59 °
Westernmost Longitude	235.44 °
Diameter	11.93 km
Center Latitude	-37.45 °
Center Longitude	237.01 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((236.8898192658496 -38.79220135479136, 236.6454048446535 -38.75921081613944, 236.4100553741767 -38.69404207538656, 236.1895659394627 -38.59829980321267, 235.9893657221564 -38.4743414921091, 235.8143843160345 -38.32521940708926, 235.6689303440456 -38.15460542879416, 235.5565853657141 -37.96670063960476, 235.4801156872582 -37.76613187905115, 235.4414042459499 -37.5578378156677, 235.4414042459499 -37.34694734058329, 235.4801156872582 -37.13865327719984, 235.5565853657141 -36.93808451664624, 235.6689303440456 -36.75017972745683, 235.8143843160345 -36.57956574916174, 235.9893657221564 -36.4304436641419, 236.1895659394627 -36.30648535303833, 236.4100553741767 -36.21074308086444, 236.6454048446535 -36.14557434011155, 236.8898192658496 -36.11258380145964, 237.1372803435504 -36.11258380145964, 237.3816947647465 -36.14557434011155, 237.6170442352233 -36.21074308086444, 237.8375336699374 -36.30648535303833, 238.0377338872436 -36.4304436641419, 238.2127152933655 -36.57956574916174, 238.3581692653544 -36.75017972745683, 238.4705142436859 -36.93808451664624, 238.5469839221418 -37.13865327719984, 238.5856953634502 -37.34694734058329, 238.5856953634502 -37.5578378156677, 238.5469839221418 -37.76613187905115, 238.4705142436859 -37.96670063960476, 238.3581692653544 -38.15460542879416, 238.2127152933655 -38.32521940708926, 238.0377338872436 -38.4743414921091, 237.8375336699374 -38.59829980321268, 237.6170442352233 -38.69404207538656, 237.3816947647465 -38.75921081613944, 237.1372803435504 -38.79220135479136, 236.8898192658496 -38.79220135479136))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	-
Reference	[322] - From Paul to Valentinus, by Peter Lampe: First Fortress Press, English translation 2003.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Feb 05, 2014
Origin	Pomponia Graecina; Roman noblewoman, married to the consul Aulus Plautius (d. A.D. 83).
Last Updated	Feb 05, 2014 8:24 AM

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Graecina

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