Vesta - Stunted Sister of Earth | Fly-Over Virtual Video

Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 16:00 in Astronomy & Space

This ancient battered asteroid is an analog of the very early Earth, Mars and other rocky planets. Vesta didn't grow but has now been reclassified as a small planet. NASA's Dawn acquired the data from which this virtual video was built.

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