Parilia Dorsa (Vesta)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Dorsum, dorsa
- IAU definition
Ridge
- Diameter
- 79.7 km, 30 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 56.71° S, 123.85° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- February 5, 2014
- Origin of the name
Roman festival of the shepherds' and livestocks' god and goddess Pales, held on April 21, feast of purification of the beast, herdsmen, and stalls.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Parilia Dorsa.
Missions to its body
No observation record of this formation is crossed here. These are the missions the Planetary Data System declares for its body; none is claimed to have observed Parilia Dorsa.
Sources
International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15231
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms