Dawn mission
Amazing New View of the Mt. Everest of Vesta
[/caption] NASA has just released an amazing new view of the mysterious south pole of Vesta that offers an oblique…
Dramatic 3 D Imagery Showcases Vesta’s Pockmarked, Mountainous and Groovy Terrain
[/caption] Try not to plummet off a steep crater cliff or be buried under a landslide while gazing at the…
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Rheasilvia – Super Mysterious South Pole Basin at Vesta is Named after Romulus and Remus Roman Mother
http://youtu.be/tYiOOScjPFI Video caption: Rheasilvia Impact Basin and Vesta shape model. This false-color shape model video of the giant asteroid Vesta…
Space Spectacular — Rotation Movies of Vesta
http://youtu.be/FU65KCwxA6A Take us into orbit Mr. Sulu! The Dawn science team has released two spectacular rotation movies of the entire…
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3 D Alien Snowman Graces Vesta
[/caption] An alien ‘Snowman’ on an alien World. The ‘Snowman’ is a string of three craters and is among the…
Have a Vesta Fiesta This Weekend!
To help celebrate the start of the Dawn mission to Vesta, NASA is organizing a "Vesta Fiesta!" After traveling the…
NASA Unveils Thrilling First Full Frame Images of Vesta from Dawn
[/caption] NASA has just released the first full frame images of Vesta- and they are thrilling! The new images unveil…
Dawn Spirals Down Closer to Vesta’s South Pole Impact Basin
[/caption] NASA's Dawn Asteroid Orbiter is now spiraling down ever closer to the protoplanet Vesta - since arriving on July…
First Ever Vesta Vistas from Orbit – in 2D and 3D
[/caption] The first ever Vesta Vista snapped from the protoplanets orbit has been transmitted back through 117 million miles of…
Dawn Exceeds Wildest Expectations as First Ever Spacecraft to Orbit a Protoplanet – Vesta
[/caption] NASA’s super exciting Dawn mission to the Asteroid Belt marked a major milestone in human history by becoming the…