The NASA Dawn mission is receiving 40 extra days to explore Vesta and scientists plan…
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Vesta is one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It is the second-largest asteroid and the third most massive body in the asteroid belt, discovered by Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers in 1807. Vesta is unique among asteroids in that it has a differentiated structure with a crust, mantle, and core, similar to Earth and other terrestrial planets, suggesting it underwent similar processes early in its history.
New images from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft have revealed previously unknown geological features about the asteroid…
Due to extreme cold and little sunlight near the north and south poles, scientists believe…
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has taken its first close-up images of the asteroid Vesta, revealing tons…
The 3D video below of the giant asteroid Vesta offers an amazing look at the…