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Shape and Gravity of Vesta

Shape and Gravity of Vesta
Photojournal: PIA15604
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: May 10, 2012

This image from NASA's Dawn mission shows topography of the giant asteroid Vesta and a map of Vesta's gravity variations.

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