List of geological features on Vesta

This is a list of named geological features, of various kinds, on asteroid 4 Vesta.[1]

Catenae
CatenaPronouncedCoordinatesDiameter (km)Approval DateNamed AfterRef
Albalonga Catena/ælbəˈlɒŋɡə/7.17°S 72.61°E / -7.17; 72.61 (Albalonga)161.7421 November 2012Alba LongaWGPSN
Robigalia Catena/rɒbɪˈɡeɪliə/14.04°S 19.78°E / -14.04; 19.78 (Robigalia)79.2121 November 2012RobigaliaWGPSN

Craters
NamePronouncedName origin
Aconia/əˈkoʊniə/Aconia Fabia Paulina
Aelia/eɪˈiːliə/Aelia Oculata
Africana/æfrɪˈkeɪnə/Cornelia Africana
Albana/ælˈbeɪnə/Albana
Albia/ˈælbiə/Albia Dominica
Alypia/əˈlɪpiə/Alypia (ἀλῡπία)
Angioletta/ˌændʒioʊˈlɛtə/Angioletta Coradini
Antonia/ænˈtoʊniə/Antonia
Aquilia/əˈkwɪliə/Julia Aquilia Severa
Arruntia/əˈrʌnʃiə/Arruntia
Bellicia/bɪˈlɪʃiə/Bellicia
Bruttia/ˈbrʌtʃiə/Bruttia Crispina
Caesonia/sɪˈzoʊniə/Atia
Calpurnia/kælˈpɜːrniə/Calpurnia
Cannutia/kəˈnjuːʃiə/Cannutia
Canuleia/kænjʊˈliːə/Canuleia
Caparronia/kæpəˈroʊniə/Caparronia
Charito/ˈkærɪtoʊ/Charito
Claudia[2]/ˈklɔːdiə/Claudia
Coelia/ˈsiːliə/Coelia Concordia
Cornelia/kɔːrˈniːliə/Cornelia
Cossinia/kɒˈsɪniə/Cossinia
Domna/ˈdɒmnə/Julia Domna
Drusilla/druːˈsɪlə/Julia Drusilla
Eumachia/juːˈmeɪkiə/Eumachia
Eusebia/juːˈsiːbiə/Eusebia
Eutropia/juːˈtroʊpiə/Eutropia
Fabia/ˈfeɪbiə/Fabia
Fausta/ˈfɔːstə/Flavia Maxima Fausta
Flavola/ˈflævələ/Flavola
Floronia/fləˈroʊniə/Floronia
Fonteia/fɒnˈtiːə/Fonteia
Fulvia/ˈfʌlviə/Fulvia
Fundania/fənˈdeɪniə/Annia Fundania Faustina
Galeria/ɡəˈlɪəriə/Galeria Fundana
Gegania/dʒɪˈɡeɪniə/Gegania
Graecina/ɡriːˈsaɪnə/Pomponia Graecina
Helena/ˈhɛlɪnə/Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta
Herennia/hɪˈrɛniə/Herennia Etruscilla
Hortensia/hɔːrˈtɛnsiə/Hortensia
Iunia(stress the 'u')[3]Iunia
Justina/dʒʌˈstaɪnə/Justina
Laelia/ˈliːliə/Laelia
Laeta/ˈliːtə/Clodia Laeta
Laurentia/lɒˈrɛnʃiə/Acca Larentia
Lepida/ˈlɛpɪdə/Lepida
Licinia/lɪˈsɪniə/Licinia
Lollia/ˈlɒliə/Lollia Paulina
Longina/lɒnˈdʒaɪnə/Domitia Longina
Lucilla/luːˈsɪlə/Annia Lucilla
Mamilia/məˈmɪliə/Mamilia
Marcia/ˈmɑːrʃə/Marcia
Mariamne/mæriˈæmniː/Mariamne
Metrodora/mɛtrəˈdoʊrə/Claudia Metrodora
Minervina/mɪnərˈvaɪnə/Minervina
Minucia/mɪˈnjuːʃiə/Minucia
Myia/ˈmaɪə/Myia
Numisia/njuːˈmɪʃiə/Numisia
Occia/ˈɒkʃiə/Occia
Octavia/ɒkˈteɪviə/Octavia
Oppia/ˈɒpiə/Oppia
Paculla/pəˈkʌlə/Paculla Annia
Paulina/pɔːˈlaɪnə/Aurelia Paulina
Perpennia/pərˈpɛniə/Perpennia
Pinaria/pɪˈnɛəriə/Pinaria
Placidia/pləˈsɪdiə/Galla Placidia
Plancia/ˈplænʃiə/Plancia Magna
Pomponia/pɒmˈpoʊniə/Pomponia
Portia/ˈpɔːrʃə/Porcia Catonis
Postumia/pɒˈstjuːmiə/Postumia
Publicia/pəˈblɪʃiə/Flavia Publicia
Rheasilvia[4][5]/ˌriːəˈsɪlviə/Rhea Silvia
Rubria/ˈruːbriə/Rubria
Rufillia/ruːˈfɪliə/Rufillia
Scantia/ˈskænʃiə/Scantia
Sentia/ˈsɛnʃiə/Amaesia Sentia
Serena/sɪˈriːnə/Serena
Severina/sɛvəˈraɪnə/Severina
Sextilia/sɛksˈtɪliə/Sextilia
Sossia/ˈsɒsiə/Sossia
Tarpeia[6]/tɑːrˈpiːə/Tarpeia
Teia/ˈtiːə/Teia Euphrosyne Ruffina
Torquata/tɔːrˈkweɪtə/Torquata
Tuccia/ˈtʌkʃiə/Tuccia
Urbinia/ɜːrˈbɪniə/Urbinia
Varronilla/værəˈnɪlə/Varronilla
Veneneia[7]/vɛnɪˈniːə/Veneneia
Vettenia/vɪˈtɛniə/Vettenia
Vibidia/vɪˈbɪdiə/Vibidia

Dorsa
DorsumPronouncedCoordinatesDiameter (km)Approval DateNamed AfterRef
Lavinium Dorsa/ləˈvɪniəm/27.15°N 109.15°E / 27.15; 109.15 (Lavinium)96.3521 November 2012LaviniumWGPSN
Neptunalia Dorsa/nɛptjuːˈneɪliə/45.14°S 80.75°E / -45.14; 80.75 (Neptunalia)83.135 February 2014NeptunaliaWGPSN
Parilia Dorsae/pəˈrɪliə/56.71°S 123.84°E / -56.71; 123.84 (Parilia)79.655 February 2014PariliaWGPSN

Fossae
FossaPronouncedCoordinatesDiameter (km)Approval DateNamed AfterRef
Divalia Fossae/dɪˈveɪliə/9.05°S 196.23°E / -9.05; 196.23 (Divalia)549.3727 December 2011DivaliaWGPSN
Lupercalia Fossa/luːpərˈkeɪliə/10.33°N 242.6°E / 10.33; 242.6 (Lupercalia)82.285 February 2014LupercaliaWGPSN
Saturnalia Fossae/sætərˈneɪliə/28.05°N 37.05°E / 28.05; 37.05 (Saturnalia)344.9427 December 2011SaturnaliaWGPSN

Planitiae
PlanitiaPronouncedCoordinatesDiameter (km)Approval DateNamed AfterRef
Feralia Planitia/fɪˈreɪliə/3.03°N 101.71°E / 3.03; 101.71 (Feralia)270.2727 December 2011FeraliaWGPSN

Rupes
RupesPronouncedCoordinatesDiameter (km)Approval DateNamed AfterRef
Agonium Rupes/əˈɡoʊniəm/53.47°S 316.08°E / -53.47; 316.08 (Agonium)111.2827 December 2011AgoniumWGPSN
Matronalia Rupes/mætrəˈneɪliə/49.42°S 232.76°E / -49.42; 232.76 (Matronalia)209.4927 December 2011MatronaliaWGPSN
Parentatio Rupes/pærənˈteɪʃioʊ/73.75°S 107.59°E / -73.75; 107.59 (Parentatio)99.345 February 2014ParentatioWGPSN

Terrae
TerraPronouncedCoordinatesDiameter (km)Approval DateNamed AfterRef
Vestalia Terra/vɛˈsteɪliə/3.73°S 33.47°E / -3.73; 33.47 (Vestalia)335.5627 December 2011VestaliaWGPSN

Tholi
TholusPronouncedCoordinatesDiameter (km)Approval DateNamed AfterRef
Aricia Tholus/əˈrɪʃiə/13.38°N 311.55°E / 13.38; 311.55 (Aricia)39.0227 December 2011AriciaWGPSN
Brumalia Tholus/bruːˈmeɪliə/6.31°S 64.99°E / -6.31; 64.99 (Brumalia)48.2121 November 2012BrumaliaWGPSN
Lucaria Tholus/luːˈkɛəriə/12.9°S 253.65°E / -12.9; 253.65 (Lucaria)24.7530 September 2011LucariaWGPSN

References
  1. Target: Vesta, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
  2. Claudia crater, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, retrieved 2012-09-15
  3. In modern Latin orthography, this name is spelled 'Junia', and pronounced /ˈdʒuːniə/ in English. Because the name of the crater is spelled with an 'I', it might instead be /aɪˈjuːniə/ in English. (Cf. Iapetus vs Japetus.)
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Tarpeia crater, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, retrieved 2012-04-26
  7. Veneneia, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, 2012 Feb 28 (NASA coordinates)
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