Vesta may refer to:
Fiction and mythology
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Vesta (mythology), Roman goddess of the hearth and home
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Vesta (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character
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Sailor Vesta, a character in ''Sailor Moon''
Brands and products
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Lada Vesta, a car from Russian car manufacturer AVTOVAZ
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Swan Vesta (began 1883), a brand of matches
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Vesta case
A vesta case, or simply a vesta, is a small box made to house wax, or "strike anywhere", matches. The first successful friction match appeared in 1826, and in 1832 William Newton patented the "wax vesta" in England. It consisted of a wax stem with ...
, 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
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''Vesta'' (album), 1986 album by Vesta Williams
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Vesta 4 U
''Vesta 4 U'' is the second studio album by American R&B singer Vesta Williams, released on November 21, 1988 on A&M Records.
Commercial performance
The album peaked at No. 131 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and 26 on Top R&B Albums chart. Four single ...
'', 1988 album by Vesta Williams
* Vesta, a 2008 rock band made up of former members of
The Juliana Theory
Places
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Monte Vesta, Lombardy, Italy
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Temple of Vesta, Rome, Italy
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Vesta Nunataks
The Vesta Nunataks () is a small group of nunataks rising to about 1,200 m, lying between Grikurov Ridge in the LeMay Range and Aeolus Ridge in Planet Heights, situated near the east coast of Alexander Island, Antarctica. In association with the ...
, Alexander Island, Antarctica
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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, the ...
, an asteroid
Canada
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Vesta Creek (Alberta)
Vesta Creek is a stream in the County of Northern Lights in Northern Alberta, Canada. It is in the Mackenzie River drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a ...
, a stream in northern Alberta
* Vesta, a dispersed rural community in the municipality of
Brockton, Bruce County, Ontario
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Vesta Creek (Ontario), a stream in Bruce County, Ontario
United States
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Vesta, Arkansas Vesta is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Arkansas.
History
A post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing ...
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Vesta, Georgia
Vesta is an unincorporated community in Oglethorpe County, in the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United St ...
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Vesta, Indiana
Vesta is an unincorporated community in Owen Township, Clark County, Indiana, United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in ...
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Vesta, Minnesota
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Vesta, Nebraska
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Vesta, Virginia
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Vesta, Washington
Science and technology
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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, the ...
, an asteroid
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Vesta family, group of asteroids that includes 4 Vesta
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Vesta (software configuration management) (developed 1993), advanced configuration management system released by Compaq
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Vestas (founded 1945), Danish manufacturer of wind turbines
* The Vesta parallel file system, a precursor of IBM's
GPFS
Other uses
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Vesta (name), feminine given name
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IF Vesta, sports club in Uppsala, Sweden established in 1911
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Vesta Rowing Club (founded 1870), a rowing club based in London, England
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SS ''Vesta'' (1853–1875), a French iron screw steamer
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Vesta Battery Corporation The Vesta Battery Corporation (1897–1964), known until 1929 as the Vesta Accumulator Company, was an American manufacturer of automobile electrical gear. Based in Chicago, Illinois, the company was founded by a former garment worker in 1897. Origi ...
(1897–1964), an automobile battery company
See also
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Marooned off Vesta'', a short story by Isaac Asimov first published in 1939
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Vega (disambiguation)
Vega is a star in the constellation Lyra.
Vega or VEGA may also refer to:
Aerospace
* Vega (crater), a lunar crater
* Vega (rocket), an expendable launch system in use by Arianespace, jointly developed by the Italian Space Agency and the Europe ...
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Vespa (disambiguation)
Vespa is a line of motor scooters manufactured by Piaggio.
Vespa may also refer to: Other vehicles
* Vespa 400, a Piaggio-made microcar (1957–1961)
* Vickers Vespa, a 1920s British aircraft
Science
* Vespa (constellation)
* ''Vespa'' (genu ...
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Vestal (disambiguation)
Vestal may refer to:
* Pertaining to Vesta (mythology), a Roman goddess
** The sacred fire of Vesta
** The Temple of Vesta
** Vestal Virgin, a priestess of Vesta
** Vestalia, an ancient Roman religious festival in honor of Vesta
* Vestal, New Yor ...
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Vestas, a Danish manufacturer of wind turbines
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