List of geological features on Vesta
This is a list of named geological features, of various kinds, on 4 Vesta.
Catenae
| Name | Name Origin |
|---|---|
| Albalonga Catena|[1]| Alba Longa | |
| Robigalia Catena[2] | Robigalia |
Craters
| Name | Name Origin |
|---|---|
| Aconia | Aconia Fabia Paulina |
| Aelia | Aelia Oculata |
| Africana | Cornelia Africana |
| Albana | Albana |
| Albia | Albia Dominica |
| Alypia | Alypia |
| Angioletta | Angioletta Coradini |
| Antonia | Antonia |
| Aquilia | Julia Aquilia Severa |
| Arruntia | Arruntia |
| Bellicia | Bellicia |
| Bruttia | Bruttia Crispina |
| Caesonia | Atia Balba Caesonia |
| Calpurnia | Calpurnia |
| Cannutia | Cannutia |
| Canuleia | Canuleia |
| Caparronia | Caparronia |
| Charito | Charito |
| Claudia[3] | Claudia |
| Coelia | Coelia Concordia |
| Cornelia | Cornelia |
| Cossinia | Cossinia |
| Domna | Julia Domna |
| Drusilla | Julia Drusilla |
| Eumachia | Eumachia |
| Eusebia | Eusebia |
| Eutropia | Eutropia |
| Fabia | Fabia |
| Fausta | Flavia Maxima Fausta |
| Flavola | Flavola |
| Floronia | Floronia |
| Fonteia | Fonteia |
| Fulvia | Fulvia |
| Fundania | Annia Fundania Faustina |
| Galeria | Galeria Fundana |
| Gegania | Gegania |
| Graecina | Pomponia Graecina |
| Helena | Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta |
| Herennia | Herennia Etruscilla |
| Hortensia | Hortensia |
| Iuinia | Iunia |
| Justina | Justina |
| Laelia | Laelia |
| Laeta | Clodia Laeta |
| Laurentia | Acca Larentia |
| Lepida | Lepida |
| Licinia | Licinia |
| Lollia | Lollia Paulina |
| Longina | Domitia Longina |
| Lucilla | Annia Lucilla |
| Mamilia | Mamilia |
| Marcia | Marcia |
| Mariamne | Mariamne |
| Metrodora | Claudia Metrodora |
| Minervina | Minervina |
| Minucia | Minucia |
| Myia | Myia |
| Numisia | Numisia |
| Occia | Occia |
| Octavia | Octavia |
| Oppia | Oppia |
| Paculla | Paculla Annia |
| Paulina | Aurelia Paulina |
| Perpennia | Perpennia |
| Pinaria | Pinaria |
| Placidia | Galla Placidia |
| Plancia | Plancia Magna |
| Pomponia | Pomponia |
| Portia | Porcia Catonis |
| Postumia | Postumia |
| Publicia | Flavia Publicia |
| Rheasilvia[4][5] | Rhea Silvia |
| Rubria | Rubria |
| Rufillia | Rufillia |
| Scantia | Scantia |
| Sentia | Amaesia Sentia |
| Serena | Serena |
| Severina | Severina |
| Sextilia | Sextilia |
| Sossia | Sossia |
| Tarpeia[6] | Tarpeia |
| Teia | Teia Euphrosyne Ruffina |
| Torquata | Torquata |
| Tuccia | Tuccia |
| Urbinia | Urbinia |
| Varronilla | Varronilla |
| Veneneia[7] | Veneneia |
| Vettenia | Vettenia |
| Vibidia | Vibidia |
Dorsa (ridges)
| Name | Name Origin |
|---|---|
| Lavinium Dorsa | Lavinium |
| Neptunalia Dorsa | Neptunalia |
| Parilia Dorsae | Parilia |
Fossae
| Name | Name Origin |
|---|---|
| Divalia Fossae | Divalia |
| Lupercalia Fossa | Lupercalia |
| Saturnalia Fossae | Saturnalia |
Planitiae (plain)
| Name | Name Origin |
|---|---|
| Feralia Planitia | Feralia |
Rupes
| Name | Name Origin |
|---|---|
| Agonium Rupes | Agonium |
| Matronalia Rupes | Matronalia |
| Parentatio Rupes | Parentatio |
Terrae
| Name | Name Origin |
|---|---|
| Vestalia Terra | Vestalia |
Tholi
| Name | Name Origin |
|---|---|
| Aricia Tholus | Aricia |
| Brumalia Tholus | Brumalia |
| Lucaria Tholus | Lucaria |
References
- ↑ Albalonga Catena Mar 18, 2014 8:36:26 AM
- ↑ Robigalia Catena Mar 19, 2014 9:27:44 AM
- ↑ Claudia crater, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, retrieved 2012-09-15
- ↑ Schenk, Paul (2012). "The Geologically Recent Giant Impact Basins at Vesta's South Pole". Science. 336 (6082): 694–697. Bibcode:2012Sci...336..694S. doi:10.1126/science.1223272. PMID 22582256.
- ↑ Vega, P. (11 October 2011). "New View of Vesta Mountain From NASA's Dawn Mission". dawn.jpl.nasa.gov. NASA. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ↑ Tarpeia crater, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, retrieved 2012-04-26
- ↑ Veneneia, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, 2012 Feb 28 (NASA coordinates)
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