Overview

Rheasilvia stands 22,000 m high on Vesta, one of the tallest known landforms in the Solar System.

Highlights

• A peak beyond Earth — scenery on another world.
• Metamorphic-rock landform — ancient rock reshaped by heat and pressure.
• Extreme altitude: above 8,000 m, where the air holds barely a third of the oxygen at sea level.

Key facts

• Elevation：22,000 m
• Location：Vesta
• Range：Vesta's south polar basin
• Coordinates：75°S 300°E