Planitiae on Vesta
1 named feature carries the IAU descriptor Planitia — a low plain on Vesta, out of 83 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
1
of 106 named places on Vesta — 0.9%
Largest
270 km
Feralia Planitia
Median size
270 km
Across the 1 with a measured diameter
Named between
2011–2011
IAU approval dates
How planitiae on Vesta get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 1 planitiae with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by Roman.
Roman1
All 1 planitiae on Vesta
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Planitiae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 8 other worlds, for 82 more features.