4 Vesta - Wikipedia
WEBVesta (minor-planet designation: 4 Vesta) is one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, with a mean diameter of 525 kilometres (326 mi). [10] It was discovered by the German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers on 29 March 1807 [6] and is named after Vesta, the virgin goddess of home and hearth from Roman mythology. [19]
4 Vesta - Science@NASA
WEBOverview. Vesta is the second most massive body in the main asteroid belt, accounting for almost 9% of the total mass of all asteroids. Only dwarf planet Ceres is more massive in that region of rocky debris between Mars and Jupiter.
Full View of Asteroid Vesta - NASA
WEBSep 29, 2013 · As NASA's Dawn spacecraft travels to its next destination, this mosaic synthesizes some of the best views the spacecraft had of the giant asteroid Vesta.
The structure of the asteroid 4 Vesta as revealed by models of …
WEBFeb 13, 2013 · The recent discovery that Vesta’s southern hemisphere is dominated by two overlapping basins 9 provides an opportunity to model Vesta’s topography more accurately. Here we report three ...
Vesta: Facts About the Brightest Asteroid | Space
WEBMay 29, 2018 · The brightest asteroid in the sky, Vesta is occasionally visible from Earth with the naked eye. It is the first of the four largest asteroids (Ceres, Vesta, Pallas and Hygiea) to be visited...
Asteroid 4 Vesta Live Position | TheSkyLive.com
WEBHigh precision real time tracking tool for Asteroid 4 Vesta which can be used identify Asteroid 4 Vesta and follow its movements across deep sky stellar fields.
Vesta | 2nd Largest Asteroid of the Asteroid Belt | Britannica
WEBSep 7, 2024 · Vesta, second largest—and the brightest— asteroid of the asteroid belt and the fourth such object to be discovered, by the German astronomer and physician Wilhelm Olbers on March 29, 1807. It is named for the ancient Roman goddess of …
Asteroid Vesta Has a Colorful History - National Geographic
WEBJul 16, 2014 · Enormous asteroid Vesta is the second-largest body in the asteroid belt. It’s so big, in fact, that many consider it to be more of a planet than just another rocky lump.
Meet Vesta - Science@NASA
WEBNov 7, 2013 · Vesta is located approximately 100 million miles from Earth in the solar system’s main asteroid belt—home to countless bodies that circle the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Vesta in Perspective - NASA
WEBMay 10, 2012 · The giant asteroid Vesta is shown here as the smallest body among other similar bodies in the solar system: Mars, Mercury, Earth’s moon and the dwarf planet Ceres. With Dawn’s findings, Vesta is the only intact layered planetary building block with an iron core known to be remaining since the early days of the solar system.