Tarpeia (crater)

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A picture of Tarpeia crater on Vesta taken by Dawn at an altitude of 700 km.

Tarpeia is a

minerals.[4]

It was named after Tarpeia, a maiden from Roman mythology, on 27 December 2011.[3]

References

  1. ^ List of craters on Vesta, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (NASA coordinates)
  2. ^ a b c JPL Image of the day March 20, 2012 - Tarpeia crater Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Tarpeia crater, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, retrieved 2012-04-26
  4. ^ Dawn Reveals Secrets of Giant Asteroid Vesta