Why it matters

This minimal profile preserves the nomenclature name, center coordinates, diameter, and source; scientific interpretation will be expanded editorially.

What happenedLongina is an officially named crater on Vesta. This profile was imported from the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature as a minimal Crater.world catalog record.
Why it mattersThis minimal profile preserves the nomenclature name, center coordinates, diameter, and source; scientific interpretation will be expanded editorially.
How scientists knowGazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Measurements and uncertainty

Diameter17.648 km
Depthnot listed
Agenot specified in the Gazetteer
StatusConfirmed
Coordinates36.964° N / 20.651° E
Record levelminimal

Seed record: coordinates and diameter support navigation, while geology, age, and visual rights need enrichment.

Scientific profile

The Gazetteer provides the nomenclature and coordinate baseline. Morphology, age, and geological context require later review against mission data and specialist publications.

Data provenanceGazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Reconstruction gallery

More visual readings of the crater

If verified imagery is not enough, the profile receives a scientific reconstruction: not fantasy in place of fact, but a visual hypothesis clearly separated from sources.

World paletteicy turquoise, deep space, and distant moons
Scientific-editorial reconstruction for the minimal Longina record on Vesta.
Current visual previewBase plate: source image, satellite material, or editorial plate where visual reading begins.
Reverse reconstructionmoving from the present trace back to the impact event
Chronological inversionreading the object from future state back through earlier layers
The present as an archive of the futuretreating today's profile as evidence for future analysis

Visual reconstruction

Reverse reconstruction → Chronological inversion → Bidirectional analysis → The present as an archive of the future

Every profile needs a visualization preview: an existing image, an aesthetically treated source, or a scientific reconstruction.

Reverse reconstructionmoving from the present trace back to the impact event
Chronological inversionreading the object from future state back through earlier layers
Bidirectional analysischecking past-to-present and present-to-past interpretations
The present as an archive of the futuretreating today's profile as evidence for future analysis

Research history

IAU status: Adopted by IAU. Gazetteer approval date: 2014/02/05 00:00:00.

Sources

CSVJSONLongina. Crater.world record. Last reviewed 2026-05-08.
Last reviewed
2026-05-08
Source baseline
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
Uncertainty note
Seed record: coordinates and diameter support navigation, while geology, age, and visual rights need enrichment.
Gazetteer of Planetary NomenclatureInternational Astronomical Union / USGS

Education mode

Facts

  • Target body: Vesta.
  • Gazetteer diameter: 17.648 km.
  • Source link: http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15216
Glossaryejecta, impact melt, breccia, central peak, erosion
Classroom questionWhich evidence separates an impact crater from a volcanic caldera?
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