List of geological features on Vesta
This is a list of named geological features, of various kinds, on asteroid 4 Vesta.[1]
Catenae
| Name | Pronounced | Name origin |
|---|---|---|
| Albalonga Catena[2] | /ælbəˈlɒŋɡə/ | Alba Longa |
| Robigalia Catena[3] | /rɒbɪˈɡeɪliə/ | Robigalia |
Craters
| Name | Pronounced | Name 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 Balba Caesonia |
| Calpurnia | /kælˈpɜːrniə/ | Calpurnia |
| Cannutia | /kəˈnjuːʃiə/ | Cannutia |
| Canuleia | /kænjʊˈliːə/ | Canuleia |
| Caparronia | /kæpəˈroʊniə/ | Caparronia |
| Charito | /ˈkærɪtoʊ/ | Charito |
| Claudia[4] | /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')[5] | 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[6][7] | /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[8] | /tɑːrˈpiːə/ | Tarpeia |
| Teia | /ˈtiːə/ | Teia Euphrosyne Ruffina |
| Torquata | /tɔːrˈkweɪtə/ | Torquata |
| Tuccia | /ˈtʌkʃiə/ | Tuccia |
| Urbinia | /ɜːrˈbɪniə/ | Urbinia |
| Varronilla | /værəˈnɪlə/ | Varronilla |
| Veneneia[9] | /vɛnɪˈniːə/ | Veneneia |
| Vettenia | /vɪˈtɛniə/ | Vettenia |
| Vibidia | /vɪˈbɪdiə/ | Vibidia |
Dorsa
| Name | Pronounced | Name origin |
|---|---|---|
| Lavinium Dorsa | /ləˈvɪniəm/ | Lavinium |
| Neptunalia Dorsa | /nɛptjuːˈneɪliə/ | Neptunalia |
| Parilia Dorsae | /pəˈrɪliə/ | Parilia |
Fossae
| Name | Pronounced | Name origin |
|---|---|---|
| Divalia Fossae | /dɪˈveɪliə/ | Divalia |
| Lupercalia Fossa | /luːpərˈkeɪliə/ | Lupercalia |
| Saturnalia Fossae | /sætərˈneɪliə/ | Saturnalia |
Rupes
| Name | Pronounced | Name origin |
|---|---|---|
| Agonium Rupes | /əˈɡoʊniəm/ | Agonium |
| Matronalia Rupes | /mætrəˈneɪliə/ | Matronalia |
| Parentatio Rupes | /pærənˈteɪʃioʊ/ | Parentatio |
Tholi
| Name | Pronunciation | Name origin |
|---|---|---|
| Aricia Tholus | /əˈrɪʃiə/ | Aricia |
| Brumalia Tholus | /bruːˈmeɪliə/ | Brumalia |
| Lucaria Tholus | /luːˈkɛəriə/ | Lucaria |
References
- Target: Vesta, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
- 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
- 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.)
- 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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