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Vesta (minor-planet designation: 4 Vesta) is one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, with a mean diameter of 525 kilometres (326 mi). [10] It was discovered by the German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers on 29 March 1807 [6] and is named after Vesta, the virgin goddess of home and hearth from Roman mythology. [19]
- Vesta family
The Vesta family (adj. Vestian; FIN: 401) is a family of...
- Vestalia Terra
Vestalia Terra (/ vɛˈsteɪliə ˈtɛrə /) is a large highland...
- Vesta family
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".
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.
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).
Approximately 1 billion years ago, an asteroid slammed into Vesta’s South Pole. The impact was almost fatal for Vesta, leaving a crater called Rheasilvia that is about 500 km across (keep in mind that Vesta itself is only 525 km across).
Dawn at Vesta. Vesta was discovered on March 29, 1807 by astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers, and is named after the virgin goddess of home and hearth from Roman mythology. About twice the area of California, Vesta is the second largest object in the asteroid belt after the dwarf planet Ceres.
