Vesta

Upsystem: Dactyl, Downsystem: Lutetia

Vesta is the second-largest object in the asteroid belt.

5% of of meteor impacts that fall to Earth are thought to have originally formed part of Vesta.

Vesta has 106 named features from 1 nations/peoples.

Start your tour at: Saturnalia Fossae (mapped).

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Feature Type
Naming Convention
Feature Type
Naming Convention
Crater (??)
Names historically associated with the Roman goddess Vesta (vestal virgins, people associated with vestal virgins) and famous Roman women.
Regio (??)
Discoverer of Vesta, and scientists who have contributed to the exploration and study of Vesta.
Other Features
Places and festivals associated with vestal virgins.

Feature Name Origins

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