Lauriacum is a crater on the asteroid 21 Lutetia, a main-belt asteroid that was discovered via the Rosetta spacecraft in . The crater was named after Lauriacum, an important town at the time of Lutetia. - Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, edited by Richard J.A. Talbert: Princeton University Press, Princeton, 2000 The name "Lauriacum" was officially approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on September 2nd, 2011.

Geology and characteristics

Its coordinates are which makes it define zero degrees longitude on 21 Lutetia. It has an estimated diameter of 1.5 kilometers. (0.9 miles)

See also

List of geological features on 21 Lutetia

References