Solar System
Vesta
September 4, 1997 · NASA
A NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of the asteroid Vesta, taken in May 1996 when the asteroid was 110 million miles from Earth. The asymmetry of the asteroid and "nub" and the south pole is suggestive that it suffered a large impact event. The image was digitally restored to yield an effective scale of six miles per pixel (picture element).
More Hubble images of Vesta
Hubble Reveals Huge Crater on the Surface of the Asteroid VestaSeptember 4, 1997
Topographic Map of Vesta’s SurfaceSeptember 4, 1997
Topographic Map of Vesta’s Surface Modeled onto Elliptical ShapeSeptember 4, 1997Color-encoded Elevation Map of VestaSeptember 4, 1997
Computer Model of the Asteroid VestaSeptember 4, 1997
Hubble Maps the Asteroid VestaOctober 10, 1995Hubble Follows the Rotation of the Asteroid VestaApril 19, 1995
A Piece of the Asteroid VestaApril 19, 1995