Planetary Names

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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Portia on Vesta

Portia

Feature Name	Portia
Clean Name	Portia
Feature ID	15225
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	2.19 °
Southernmost Latitude	-0.38 °
Easternmost Longitude	192.43 °
Westernmost Longitude	189.92 °
Diameter	11.44 km
Center Latitude	0.91 °
Center Longitude	191.17 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	-
Reference	[328] - Famous Women, by Giovanni Boccaccio and Virginia Brown: copyright 2001 by the president and fellows of Harvard College.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Feb 05, 2014
Origin	Daughter of Roman statesman Cato Uticensis, second wife of M. Brutus (c. 70-43/42 B.C.).
Last Updated	Feb 05, 2014 9:13 AM

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