Editing 4 Vesta (section)

===Other craters===
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[[File:PIA17661-NASA-DawnMission-Asteroid-Vesta-20131216.jpg|thumb|The crater Aelia]]
[[File:Old unnamed equatorial basin on 4 Vesta.png|thumb|[[Feralia Planitia]], an old, degraded impact basin or impact basin complex near Vesta's equator (green and blue). It is {{convert|270|km|0||abbr=on}} across and predates Rheasilvia (green at bottom)]]
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Several old, degraded craters approach Rheasilvia and Veneneia in size, although none are quite so large. They include [[Feralia Planitia]], shown at right, which is {{convert|270|km|0|abbr=on}} across.<ref name="Av-10"/> More-recent, sharper craters range up to {{convert|158|km|0|abbr=on}} Varronilla and {{convert|196|km|0|abbr=on}} Postumia.<ref name="Planetary Names"/>

Dust fills up some craters, creating so-called [[dust ponds]]. They are a phenomenon where pockets of dust are seen in celestial bodies without a significant atmosphere. These are smooth deposits of dust accumulated in depressions on the surface of the body (like craters), contrasting from the Rocky terrain around them.<ref>{{cite news |first=J. Kelly |last=Beatty |date=25 June 2004 |title=Eros's puzzling surface |magazine=[[Sky and Telescope]] |quote=To geologists' surprise, the asteroid Eros has more than 250&nbsp;'ponds' thought to contain compacted deposits of finely ground dust. |url=https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/eross-puzzling-surface/ |access-date=18 October 2023 |via=skyandtelescope.org }}</ref> On the surface of Vesta, we have identified both type&nbsp;1 (formed from impact melt) and type&nbsp;2 (electrostatically made) [[dust ponds]] within 0˚–30°N/S, that is, Equatorial region. 10&nbsp;craters have been identified with such formations.<ref>{{cite journal |first1=R.  |last1=Parekh |first2=K.A. |last2=Otto |first3=K.D. |last3=Matz |first4=R. |last4=Jaumann |first5=K. |last5=Krohn |first6=T. |last6=Roatsch |first7=E. |last7=Kersten |first8=S. |last8=Elgner |first9=C.T. |last9=Russell |first10=C.A. |last10=Raymond |display-authors=6 |orig-date=1 November 2021 |date=28 February 2022 |title=Formation of ejecta and dust pond deposits on asteroid Vesta |journal=Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets |volume=126 |issue=11 |page=e2021JE006873 |doi=10.1029/2021JE006873 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

===="Snowman craters"====
The "snowman craters" are a group of three adjacent craters in Vesta's northern hemisphere. Their official names, from largest to smallest (west to east), are Marcia, Calpurnia, and Minucia. Marcia is the youngest and cross-cuts Calpurnia. Minucia is the oldest.<ref name="Williams2014"/>
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