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Vesta in the Infrared

Vesta in the Infrared

Photojournal: PIA15668

Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/INAF

Published: May 10, 2012

This global, colorized image of the giant asteroid Vesta from NASA's Dawn mission reveals how the minerals are distributed on the surface.

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