Feralia Planitia
Feralia Planitia (green and blue, center), an old, degraded crater near Vesta's equator. It is 270 km across and predates Rheasilvia (green at bottom) | |
| Feature type | Plains, impact basin |
|---|---|
| Location | 4 Vesta |
| Coordinates | 3°2′N 101°43′E / 3.033°N 101.717°E |
| Length | 270 km (170 mi) |
| Depth | 5–7 km (3.1–4.3 mi) (northern rim) 14 km (8.7 mi) (southern rim): 110 |
| Discoverer | Hubble Space Telescope |
| Eponym | Feralia |
Feralia Planitia (/fəˈreɪliə pləˈnɪʃiə/) is the third-largest known impact structure on the asteroid Vesta, after Rheasilvia and Veneneia. It is one of several old, degraded impact basins that predate the Rheasilvia basin that now dominates Vesta. It is situated near the equator, and is 270 kilometres (170 mi) across east to west, though compressed latitudinally by the Rheasilvia impact.