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Vesta is one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, with a mean diameter of 525 kilometres. It was discovered by the German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers on 29 March 1807 and is na
True color image of Vesta taken by Dawn. The vast Rheasilvia Crater dominates Vesta's south pole.
True color image of Vesta taken by Dawn. The vast Rheasilvia Crater dominates Vesta's south pole.
Vesta, Ceres, and the Moon with sizes shown to scale
Vesta, Ceres, and the Moon with sizes shown to scale
SPHERE image is shown on the left, with a synthetic view derived from Dawn images shown on the right for comparison.
SPHERE image is shown on the left, with a synthetic view derived from Dawn images shown on the right for comparison.
Claudia crater (indicated by the arrow at the bottom of the closeup image at right) defines the prime meridian in the Dawn/NASA coordinate system.
Claudia crater (indicated by the arrow at the bottom of the closeup image at right) defines the prime meridian in the Dawn/NASA coordinate system.
Ceres (dwarf planet)
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Ceres is a dwarf planet in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It was the first object identified in the asteroid belt, discovered on 1 January 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi at Pa
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…goddess of home and hearth from Roman mythology. Vesta is thought to be the second-largest asteroid, both by mass and by volume, after the dwarf planet Ceres. Measurements give it a nominal volume only slightly larger than that of Pallas (about 5% greater), but it is 25% to 30% more massive. It constitutes…
Ceres as imaged by Dawn, May 2015. The two bright spots are the crater Haulani (right), and the floor of the crater Oxo (left).
Ceres as imaged by Dawn, May 2015. The two bright spots are the crater Haulani (right), and the floor of the crater Oxo (left).
Ceres (bottom left), the Moon and Earth, shown to scale
Ceres (bottom left), the Moon and Earth, shown to scale
Relative mean diameters of the four largest minor planets in the asteroid belt (dwarf planet Ceres at left)
Relative mean diameters of the four largest minor planets in the asteroid belt (dwarf planet Ceres at left)
Ceres, polar regions (November 2015): North (left); south (right). The south pole is in shadow. "Ysolo Mons" has since been renamed "Yamor Mons."
Ceres, polar regions (November 2015): North (left); south (right). The south pole is in shadow. "Ysolo Mons" has since been renamed "Yamor Mons."