Feralia Planitia (Vesta)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Planitia, planitiae
- IAU definition
Low plain
- Diameter
- 270.3 km, 103 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 3.03° N, 101.71° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- December 27, 2011
- Origin of the name
Roman All Souls’ Day (February 21) where each household made offerings at the graves of its dead.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Feralia Planitia.
Missions to its body
No observation record of this formation is crossed here. These are the missions the Planetary Data System declares for its body; none is claimed to have observed Feralia Planitia.
Sources
International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14915
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms