1) Impact crater on asteroid
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[crater] Tarpeia is a crater on the asteroid 4 Vesta located at 69.5°S and 29°E, within the ridged and grooved terrain of Vesta`s southern hemisphere. It has a diameter of 41 km. It is irregularly shaped and has a sharp, fresh rim. It contains many small craters less than a kilometer across and its steep slopes shows brilliant layers of m...
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in Roman mythology, daughter of the commander of the Capitol in Rome during the Sabine War. Traditionally, she offered to betray the citadel if the ...
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In Roman mythology, the daughter of Spurius Tarpeius, Roman commander during the war that followed the rape of the
Sabine women. Tarpeia betrayed Rome to the Sabines, who crushed her to death with...
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In Roman legend, Tarpeia was a daughter of the governor of the Capitol, who when the Sabines were besieging the fortress, was bribed by their golden bracelets and collars to open one of the gates to them. On entering they threw their shields on her, killing her. Her name was given to the
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a woman from Roman legend who betrayed the Roman army; when the early Romans stole the Sabine women, the daughter of the Roman commander fell in love with the king of the Sabine people; Tarpeia arranged that the Sabine king would marry her if she allowed them into the Roman fortress; the Sabines killed her once inside; a cliff was named after her o...
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