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Imagen de brújula y escala para Vesta

CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI); Science: NASA, ESA, J.-Y. Li (University of Maryland, College Park), and L. McFadden (NASA/GSFC)

Fecha
Jan 1, 2010
Misión
Hubble Space Telescope
ID de archivo
hubblesite-images-2010-33-2778-image
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Credits

Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);
Science: NASA, ESA, J.-Y. Li (University of Maryland, College Park), and L. McFadden (NASA/GSFC)

Detalles de la imagen

About The Object
Object NameVesta, 4 Vesta
Object DescriptionAsteroid
DistanceThe semi-major axis of Vesta's orbit about the Sun is 2.36 astronomical units (AU) or roughly 219 million miles (353 million kilometers).
DimensionsVesta has a mean diameter of approximately 330 miles (530 kilometers). The object has a 354-mile (570-km) diameter at the equator and a slightly smaller diameter of 288-miles (464-km) pole-to-pole.
About The Data
Data DescriptionThis image was created from HST data from proposal : J.-Y. Li (University of Maryland, College Park), L. McFadden (NASA/GSFC), P. Thomas (Cornell University), C. Russell (University of California, Los Angeles), M. Mutchler (STScI), and M. Rayman, C. Raymond, and S. Weinstein-Weiss (JPL/Caltech).
InstrumentHST>WFC3/UVIS
Exposure DatesFebruary 25 and 28, 2010, Exposure Time: 20 minutes
FiltersF373N (373 nm) and F469N (469 nm)
About The Image
Color InfoThese images are composites of separate exposures made by the WFC3 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Each filter was used to sample a narrow wavelength range. The composite colors result from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Yellow/gold: F469N (469 nm) Cyan: F373N (373 nm)

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