Catenae on Vesta
2 named features carry the IAU descriptor Catena — a chain of craters on Vesta, out of 59 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
2
of 106 named places on Vesta — 1.9%
Largest
162 km
Albalonga Catena
Median size
120 km
Across the 2 with a measured diameter
Named between
2012–2012
IAU approval dates
How catenae on Vesta get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 2 catenae with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by Roman.
Roman2
All 2 catenae on Vesta
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Catenae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 6 other worlds, for 57 more features.