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Vesta was the fourth asteroid to be discovered, hence the number 4 in its formal designation. The name Vesta, or national variants thereof, is in international use with two exceptions: Greece and China.
Keluarga kawah ini terletak di sabuk asteroid bagian dalam di sekitar badan utamanya, 4 Vesta. Ini adalah salah satu keluarga asteroid terbesar dengan lebih dari 15.000 anggota yang diketahui dan sebagian besar terdiri dari asteroid tipe V terang, yang disebut "vestoid".
The Vesta family (adj. Vestian; FIN: 401) is a family of asteroids. The cratering family is located in the inner asteroid belt in the vicinity of its namesake and principal body, 4 Vesta. It is one of the largest asteroid families with more than 15,000 known members and consists of mostly bright V-type asteroids, so-called "vestoids".
Animacja przedstawiająca obrót planetoidy. Największym kraterem na powierzchni Westy, który udało się zaobserwować z Ziemi teleskopem Hubble’a jest basen uderzeniowy Rheasilvia o średnicy ok. 460 km, z wyraźnym wypiętrzeniem centralnym.
Vestalia Terra (/ vɛˈsteɪliə ˈtɛrə /) is a large highland plateau on the giant asteroid Vesta. Situated in Vesta's eastern hemisphere, Vestalia Terra is located near the equator and hosts the tallest point on Vesta.
3 dni temu · Vesta, second largest—and the brightest— asteroid of the asteroid belt and the fourth such object to be discovered, by the German astronomer and physician Wilhelm Olbers on March 29, 1807. It is named for the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth (the Greek Hestia).
Im offiziellen Namen (4) Vesta (Aussprache [ˈvεsta] [1] [2]) kommt die Ziffer 4 aus der Nomenklatur für Asteroiden nach der Entdeckungsreihenfolge (1 Ceres, 2 Pallas, (3) Juno, 4 Vesta). Vesta ist – wie Ceres und vermutlich auch Pallas – ein Protoplanet aus der Entstehungszeit des Sonnensystems.
