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Rotation of the Asteroid Vesta


Depicts: Vesta
Copyright: B. Zellner (Georgia Southern University) and NASA

This is a Hubble Space Telescope series of 24 images showing the full 5.34-hour rotation of the 325-mile diameter (525 kilometer) asteroid Vesta.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
10-Apr-2026 16:07 UT

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