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Vesta (Classical Latin:) is the virgin goddess of the hearth, home, and family in Roman religion. She was ... whose images were kept in Vesta's temple.
Dawn · Earth · Mars · 4 Vesta · 1 Ceres First image of asteroids (Ceres and Vesta) taken from Mars. The image was made by the Curiosity rover on 20 April 2014. Animation of Dawn 's trajectory around 4 Vesta from 15 July 2011 to 10 September 2012
2nd-century AD Roman statue of a Virgo Vestalis Maxima (National Roman Museum) 1st-century BC (43–39 BC) aureus depicting a seated Vestal Virgin marked vestalis. In ancient Rome, the Vestal Virgins or Vestals (Latin: Vestālēs, singular Vestālis [wɛsˈtaːlɪs]) were priestesses of Vesta, virgin goddess of Rome's sacred hearth and its flame.
The NASA website hosts a large number of images from the Soviet/Russian space agency, and other non-American space agencies. These are not necessarily in the public domain. Materials based on Hubble Space Telescope data may be copyrighted if they are not explicitly produced by the STScI . [1]
The Temple of Vesta, or the aedes (Latin Aedes Vestae; Italian: Tempio di Vesta), is an ancient edifice in Rome, Italy. It is located in the Roman Forum near the Regia and the House of the Vestal Virgins. The Temple of Vesta housed Vesta's holy fire, which was a symbol of Rome's safety and prosperity. [1]
Articles relating to the goddess Vesta and her cult. She was the virgin goddess of the hearth , home , and family in Roman religion . She was identified with her Greek equivalent, Hestia .
Vestalia Terra was identified as a major Vestian surface feature soon after the Dawn orbiter's arrival on 16 July 2011. [4] [2]: 91 The name Vestalia Terra was officially approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on 27 December 2011; the name derives from the ancient Roman festival of Vestalia, a June festival dedicated to the goddess Vesta.
Elevation map of Vesta's southern hemisphere. Higher elevations (red) are found on the crater rim (occluding Veneneia) and the central peak. Outlines of Rheasilvia and Veneneia, the latter being partially obliterated by the former. Hubble image of Vesta from May 2007. The flat spot at lower right is Rheasilvia seen in profile.