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Crater on Asteroid Vesta


Depicts: Vesta
Copyright: Ben Zellner (Georgia Southern University), Peter Thomas (Cornell University), NASA

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.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
18-Feb-2026 21:02 UT

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