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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Aristaeus
Clean Name Aristaeus
Feature ID 15516
Target Ceres
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 25.54 °
Southmost Latitude 21.33 °
Eastmost Longitude 100.07 °
Westmost Longitude 95.29 °
Diameter 35.80 km
Center Latitude 23.43 °
Center Longitude 97.68 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 16, 2016
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Greek god of agriculture.
Reference [174] - Guide to the Gods, by Marjorie Leach: ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 1992.
Updated Sep 16, 2016 8:29 AM

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