It's a Latin word meaning shield. Type of shield used by the soldiers of Ancient Rome. It is the name of a constellation of the celestial vault, only visible in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the only modern constellation dedicated to a relevant real character in Poland (King John III Sobieski). The Pioneer 11 Probe was sent back in 1973 (47 years ago), but missed all contact with it since 1995.
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