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21 Lutetia

This is a list of named geological features on 21 Lutetia. There are 37 officially named features on Lutetia, of which:

21 Lutetia was flown by in July 2010 by the Rosetta spacecraft, while en route to comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. During this visit, Rosetta imaged Lutetia with a resolution of 60 metres (200 feet) per pixel. As Lutetia is named after the Roman town that would later become Paris, most features on Lutetia are named after places in Europe during the Roman era.

Craters

Impact craters on 21 Lutetia are named after cities in Europe around the Roman era. Based on the images taken of the northern side of Lutetia by Rosetta, it is suspected there is a large crater named Suspicio crater on the Southern side of Lutetia, however it has not been directly imaged, so it remains unconfirmed, and therefore is not included in this list.[2]

Feature Named after Diameter (km)
Bagacum City at the time of Lutetia, present-day Bavay in France. 3.7
Basilia City at the time of Lutetia, present-day Basel in Switzerland. 3.5
Bonna City at the time of Lutetia, present-day Bonn in Germany. 6
Burdigala City at the time of Lutetia, present-day Bordeaux in France. 10
Florentia City at the time of Lutetia, present-day Florence in Italy. 10.9
Gaudiaco City at the time of Lutetia, present-day Joué-lès-Tours in France. 6.7
Genua City at the time of Lutetia, present-day Genoa in Italy. 1.8
Gerunda City at the time of Lutetia, present-day Girona in Spain. 4.7
Lauriacum City at the time of Lutetia, present-day Enns in Austria;
defines zero degrees longitude on Lutetia.
1.5
Lugdunum City at the time of Lutetia, present-day Lyon in France. 17
Massilia City at the time of Lutetia, present-day Marseille in France. 61
Nicaea City at the time of Lutetia, present-day Nice in France. 21
Patavium City at the time of Lutetia, present-day Padua in Italy. 9.3
Roma City at the time of Lutetia, present-day Rome in Italy. 19
Salomacus City at the time of Lutetia, present-day Salles (Gironde) in France. 7
Salona City at the time of Lutetia, present-day Solin in Croatia. 7.1
Syracusae City at the time of Lutetia, present-day Syracuse in Italy. 7
Toletum City at the time of Lutetia, present-day Toledo in Spain. 6
Turicum City at the time of Lutetia, present-day Zurich in Switzerland. 3.8

Dorsa

Dorsa on 21 Lutetia are named after rivers in Europe around the Roman era. Ticinum Dorsum might be associated with Suspicio Crater, on the far side of Lutetia.

Feature Named after Diameter (km)
Ticinum Dorsum River at the time of Lutetia, present-day Ticino River in Italy. 8.5

Fossae

Fossae on 21 Lutetia are named after rives in Europe around the Roman era. Hiberus Fossa is associated with a large (~40 km) unnamed crater composed partially of Danuvius Labes, Gallicum Labes, and Sarnus Labes. Sequana Fossa might be associated with Suspicio Crater, on the far side of Lutetia.

Feature Named after Diameter (km)
Hiberus Fossa River at the time of Lutetia, present-day Ebro River in Spain. 12.8
Sequana Fossa River at the time of Lutetia, present-day Seine River in France. 7.9

Labes

Labes on 21 Lutetia are named after rivers in Europe around the Roman era. All of these features partially make up a large (~40 km) unnamed crater on the near side of Lutetia.

Feature Named after
Danuvius Labes River at the time of Lutetia, present-day Danube River in Europe.
Gallicum Labes River at the time of Lutetia, present-day Gállego River in Spain.
Sarnus Labes River at the time of Lutetia, present-day Sarno River in Italy.

Regiones

Most regiones on 21 Lutetia are named after provinces of the Roman Empire, with the exception of Goldschmidt Regio..

Feature Named after
Achaia Regio Province of the Roman Empire at the time of Lutetia, located in ancient and present-day Greece.
Baetica Regio Province of the Roman Empire at the time of Lutetia, its location corresponds to present-day Andalusia province, Spain.
Etruria Regio Province of the Roman Empire at the time of Lutetia, its location corresponds to present-day central Italy.
Goldschmidt Regio Hermann; French astronomer of German origin, discoverer of asteroid (21) Lutetia (1802-1866).
Narbonensis Regio Province of the Roman Empire at the time of Lutetia, its location corresponds to present-day southern France.
Noricum Regio Province of the Roman Empire at the time of Lutetia, its location corresponds to present-day Austria and a part of Slovenia.
Pannonia Regio Province of the Roman Empire at the time of Lutetia, its location corresponds to present-day western Hungary and parts of the adjacent countries.
Raetia Regio Province of the Roman Empire at the time of Lutetia, its location corresponds to present-day eastern Switzerland and parts of the adjacent countries.

Rimae

Rimae on 21 Lutetia are named after rivers in Europe around the Roman era. Tiberis Rimae is associated with Massilia crater, and Rhodanus Rimae is associated with a large (~40 km) unnamed crater composed partially of Danuvius Labes, Gallicum Labes, and Sarnus Labes.

Feature Named after Diameter (km)
Rhodanus Rimae River at the time of Lutetia, present-day Rhone River in Switzerland and France. 10.8
Tiberis Rimae River at the time of Lutetia, present-day Tiber River in Italy. 27.4

Rupes

Rupes on 21 Lutetia are named after rivers in Europe around the Roman era. Glana Rupes might be associated with Suspicio Crater, on the far side of Lutetia.

Feature Named after Diameter (km)
Glana Rupes River at the time of Lutetia, present-day Glonn River in Germany. 9.8
Rhenus Rupes River at the time of Lutetia, present-day Rhine River in Europe. 11.8

References

  1. ^ "Planetary Names: Lutetia". http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. IAU. Retrieved 19 July 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  2. ^ "Suspicio Crater". rosetta.jpl.nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved 19 July 2015.