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High-resolution images of the north (at left) and south (at right) hemispheres of Pallas, made possible by the Adaptive-Optics (AO)-fed SPHERE imager
High-resolution images of the north (at left) and south (at right) hemispheres of Pallas, made possible by the Adaptive-Optics (AO)-fed SPHERE imager on the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in 2020. Two large impact basins could have been created by asteroid family–forming impacts. The bright spot in the southern hemisphere is reminiscent of the salt deposits on Ceres.
Relative sizes of the four largest asteroids. Pallas is second from right.
Relative sizes of the four largest asteroids. Pallas is second from right.
An ultraviolet image of Pallas showing its flattened shape, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2007
An ultraviolet image of Pallas showing its flattened shape, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2007
Objects considered for dwarf planet status under the IAU's 2006 draft proposal on the definition of a planet. Pallas is second from the right, bottom
Objects considered for dwarf planet status under the IAU's 2006 draft proposal on the definition of a planet. Pallas is second from the right, bottom row.
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2013 EC, shown here in radar images, has a provisional designation
2013 EC, shown here in radar images, has a provisional designation
A composite image, to the same scale, of the asteroids imaged at high resolution prior to 2012. They are, from largest to smallest: 4 Vesta, 21 Luteti
A composite image, to the same scale, of the asteroids imaged at high resolution prior to 2012. They are, from largest to smallest: 4 Vesta, 21 Lutetia, 253 Mathilde, 243 Ida and its moon Dactyl, 433 Eros, 951 Gaspra, 2867 Šteins, 25143 Itokawa.
Vesta (left), with Ceres (center) and the Moon (right) shown to scale
Vesta (left), with Ceres (center) and the Moon (right) shown to scale
Phobos
Phobos