Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Parentatio Rupes on Vesta

Parentatio Rupes

Feature Name Parentatio Rupes
Clean Name Parentatio Rupes
Feature ID 15233
Target Vesta
Feature Type Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude -63.46 °
Southernmost Latitude -79.29 °
Easternmost Longitude 108.07 °
Westernmost Longitude 74.64 °
Diameter 99.34 km
Center Latitude -73.75 °
Center Longitude 107.59 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Roman
Quad -
Reference [261] - Roman Festivals of the Period of the Republic, by W. Warde Fowler: MacMillan and Co., London, 1908.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 05, 2014
Origin Roman festival that included performance of funeral rites, at the first day of the nine-day Parentalia festival honoring ancestors.
Last Updated Mar 19, 2014 8:15 AM

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