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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Hortensia on Vesta

Hortensia

Feature Name	Hortensia
Clean Name	Hortensia
Feature ID	15255
Target	Vesta
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	IAU Coordinate System for (4) Vesta
Northernmost Latitude	-43.54 °
Southernmost Latitude	-50.15 °
Easternmost Longitude	170.21 °
Westernmost Longitude	160.56 °
Diameter	29.45 km
Center Latitude	-46.85 °
Center Longitude	165.38 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((165.0038798587446 -50.15389101190792, 164.2534160766663 -50.07243244688612, 163.5307858289922 -49.91152109705882, 162.8537826706924 -49.67511913389294, 162.2390766663688 -49.36904755829476, 161.7018039179401 -49.00084286824881, 161.2551938635787 -48.57957148522534, 160.9102435250369 -48.11560650879395, 160.675446724474 -47.62037229648584, 160.5565849383657 -47.10606315819618, 160.5565849383657 -46.58534309180382, 160.675446724474 -46.07103395351416, 160.9102435250369 -45.57579974120605, 161.2551938635787 -45.11183476477466, 161.7018039179401 -44.69056338175119, 162.2390766663688 -44.32235869170524, 162.8537826706924 -44.01628711610706, 163.5307858289922 -43.77988515294118, 164.2534160766663 -43.61897380311388, 165.0038798587446 -43.53751523809208, 165.7636982662659 -43.53751523809208, 166.5141620483442 -43.61897380311388, 167.2367922960182 -43.77988515294118, 167.9137954543181 -44.01628711610706, 168.5285014586417 -44.32235869170524, 169.0657742070704 -44.69056338175119, 169.5123842614317 -45.11183476477466, 169.8573345999735 -45.57579974120605, 170.0921314005364 -46.07103395351416, 170.2109931866448 -46.58534309180382, 170.2109931866448 -47.10606315819618, 170.0921314005364 -47.62037229648584, 169.8573345999735 -48.11560650879395, 169.5123842614317 -48.57957148522534, 169.0657742070704 -49.00084286824881, 168.5285014586417 -49.36904755829476, 167.9137954543181 -49.67511913389295, 167.2367922960182 -49.91152109705882, 166.5141620483442 -50.07243244688612, 165.7636982662659 -50.15389101190792, 165.0038798587446 -50.15389101190792))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	-
Reference	[59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Oct 07, 2014
Origin	Daughter of consul and advocate Quintus Hortensius (fl. c. 50 B.C.); she was known as a skilled orator.
Last Updated	Oct 07, 2014 1:11 PM

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