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Computer Model of the Asteroid Vesta
A 3-D computer model of the asteroid Vesta synthesized from Hubble topographic data. The crater's 8-mile high central peak can clearly be seen near the pole. The surface texture on the model is artificial, and is not representative of the true brightness variations on the asteroi...
- Date
- Jan 1, 1997
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-1997-27-505-image
A 3-D computer model of the asteroid Vesta synthesized from Hubble topographic data. The crater's 8-mile high central peak can clearly be seen near the pole. The surface texture on the model is artificial, and is not representative of the true brightness variations on the asteroid. Elevation features have not been exaggerated.
Credits
Credit: Ben Zellner (Georgia Southern University), Peter Thomas (Cornell University) and NASAImage Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Vesta |
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