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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.
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".
Gambar asteroid (Ceres dan Vesta) pertama dari Mars – dilihat dari Curiosity (20 April 2014). Objek pertama, Ceres, tidak ditemukan oleh anggota kelompok itu, tetapi lebih karena ketidaksengajaan tahun 1801 oleh Giuseppe Piazzi, direktur observatorium Palermo di Sisilia.
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".
Vestalia Terra (/ v ɛ ˈ s t eɪ l i ə ˈ t ɛr ə /) 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).
Overview. Vesta is the second most massive body in the main asteroid belt, accounting for almost 9% of the total mass of all asteroids. Only dwarf planet Ceres is more massive in that region of rocky debris between Mars and Jupiter.
