Veneneia

Outlines of Rheasilvia underlaid with Veneneia (bottom center)

Veneneia is the second largest crater on the asteroid Vesta at 52 ° south latitude.

Its diameter is 395 km, 70% of the diameter of Vesta at the equator. It's at least 2 billion years old and was discovered by the Dawn spacecraft in 2011. Nevertheless, it is covered and destroyed by the even larger crater Rheasilvia . It was named after Venēneia , one of the vestal virgins .

Vesta has several fractures in the northern hemisphere, circular around Veneneia, it is believed that there are large-format pressure fractures of the impact. The largest fracture is Saturnalia Fossa .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 'Vesta seems more planet than asteroid' , Science News , March 22, 2012
2. ^ "Incredible video 'fly-over' by Nasa's Dawn probe reveals huge rippled asteroid Vesta is more like a small planet" . Daily Mail , May 15, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
3. ↑ Veneneia in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
4. ↑ EXPLORATION OF SATURNALIA FOSSA AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES IN VESTA'S NORTHERN HEMISPHERE. In: gsa.confex.com. Retrieved July 14, 2016 .