Crater on 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 asteroid.
Elevation features have not been exaggerated.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9727f |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 4 September 1997, 22:00 |
| Size: | 459 x 357 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Vesta |
| Type: | • Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Asteroid • Solar System Images/Videos |
