Fossae on Vesta
3 named features carry the IAU descriptor Fossa — a long, narrow depression on Vesta, out of 117 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
3
of 106 named places on Vesta — 2.8%
Largest
549 km
Divalia Fossae
Median size
345 km
Across the 3 with a measured diameter
Named between
2011–2014
IAU approval dates
How fossae on Vesta get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 3 fossae with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by Roman.
Roman3
All 3 fossae on Vesta
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Fossae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 8 other worlds, for 114 more features.