Solar System
Computer Model of the Asteroid Vesta
September 4, 1997 · NASA
A 3-D computer model of the asteroid Vesta synthesized from Hubble topographic data. The crater's 8-mile high central peak can clearly be seen near the pole. The surface texture on the model is artificial, and is not representative of the true brightness variations on the asteroid. Elevation features have not been exaggerated.
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
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Color-encoded Elevation Map of VestaSeptember 4, 1997
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A Piece of the Asteroid VestaApril 19, 1995