Dawn Mission: Multimedia Images Galleries Vesta by Dawn

Fonte: Dawn Mission: Multimedia Images Galleries Vesta by Dawn

Novas imagens do asteróide Vesta!

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/JAXA/ESA

This composite image shows the comparative sizes of eight asteroids. Up until now, Lutetia, with a diameter of 81 miles (130 kilometers), was the largest asteroid visited by a spacecraft, which occurred during a flyby.