Hubble image archive
Topographic Map of Vesta's Surface Modeled onto Elliptical Shape
A false-color topographic map, projected onto a model having Vesta's elliptical shape. A circular impact crater, with central peak, clearly dominates the southern hemisphere. The model has bee rotated at 90 degree intervals. The map is based on photo-analysis of Hubble Space Tele...
- Date
- Jan 1, 1997
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-1997-27-504-image
A false-color topographic map, projected onto a model having Vesta's elliptical shape. A circular impact crater, with central peak, clearly dominates the southern hemisphere. The model has bee rotated at 90 degree intervals. The map is based on photo-analysis of Hubble Space Telescope images.
Credits
Ben Zellner (Georgia Southern University), Peter Thomas (Cornell University) and NASAImage Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Vesta |
Source
Image and source material are credited to the official mission archive linked below.
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