Dawn mission

Dawn Discovers Surprise 2nd Giant South Pole Impact Basin at Strikingly Dichotomous Vesta

[/caption] Scientists leading NASA’s Dawn mission have discovered a 2nd giant impact basin at the south pole of the giant…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago