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4 Vesta
Vesta (minor-planet designation: 4 Vesta) is one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, with a mean diameter of . It was discovered by the German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers on 29 March 1807 and is named after Vesta (mythology), Vesta, the virgin goddess of home and hearth from Roman mythology. Vesta is thought to be the second-largest asteroid, both by mass and by volume, after the dwarf planet Ceres (dwarf planet), Ceres. Measurements give it a nominal volume only slightly larger than that of 2 Pallas, Pallas (about 5% greater), but it is 25% to 30% more massive. It constitutes an estimated 9% of the mass of the asteroid belt. Vesta is the only known remaining rocky protoplanet (with a Planetary differentiation, differentiated interior) of the kind that formed the terrestrial planets. Numerous fragments of Vesta were ejected by collisions one and two billion years ago that left two enormous craters occupying much of Vesta's southern hemisphere. Debris fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Vesta may refer to: Fiction and mythology * Vesta (mythology), Roman goddess of the hearth and home * Vesta (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character * Sailor Vesta, a character in ''Sailor Moon'' Brands and products * Lada Vesta, a car from Russian car manufacturer AVTOVAZ * Swan Vesta (began 1883), a brand of matches ** Vesta case, metal containers for matches (which were previously called vestas) * Vesta, a freeze-dried meal brand launched in the United Kingdom by Batchelors in the early 1970s, and now owned by Premier Foods. Music * Vesta (1957–2011), stage name of American recording artist Vesta Williams ** Vesta (album), ''Vesta'' (album), 1986 album by Vesta Williams ** ''Vesta 4 U'', 1988 album by Vesta Williams * Vesta, a 2008 rock band made up of former members of The Juliana Theory Places * Monte Vesta, Lombardy, Italy * Temple of Vesta, Rome, Italy * Vesta Nunataks, Alexander Island, Antarctica * 4 Vesta, an asteroid Canada * Vesta Creek (Alberta), a stream in nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
