Planetary Names

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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Placidia on Vesta

Placidia

Feature Name	Placidia
Clean Name	Placidia
Feature ID	15223
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	20.90 °
Southernmost Latitude	17.59 °
Easternmost Longitude	283.12 °
Westernmost Longitude	279.64 °
Diameter	14.75 km
Center Latitude	19.24 °
Center Longitude	281.38 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	-
Reference	[282] - A to Z of ancient Greek and Roman Women, by Marjorie Lightman and Benjamin Lightman: Facts on File, New York, 2008.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Feb 05, 2014
Origin	Galla; daughter of the Roman Emperor Theodorius I, wife of Athualf, King of the Visigoths, and Constantius III, Roman Emperor (390-450).
Last Updated	Feb 05, 2014 9:07 AM

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