Diana asteroid 78 - Évora, Portugal
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N 38° 34.350 W 007° 54.437
29S E 595188 N 4269904
The ruins of a roman temple dedicated to the roman godess Diana.
Waymark Code: WMVXP8
Location: Évora, Portugal
Date Posted: 06/08/2017
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The Godess Diana
Diana was the goddess of the hunt, the moon, and nature in Roman mythology, associated with wild animals and woodland, and having the power to talk to and control animals. She was equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, though she had an independent origin in Italy
The Asteroid
“78 Diana (dye-an'-a) is a large and dark main-belt asteroid. Its composition is carbonaceous and primitive. It was discovered by Robert Lutheron March 15, 1863, and named after Diana, Roman goddess of the hunt. 78 Diana occulted a star on September 4, 1980. A diameter of 116 km was measured, closely matching the value given by the IRAS satellite.” - Wikipedia
According to this list of the 500 largest asteroids, ‘78 Diana’ is the 136th largest known asteroid.
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