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The south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta

Vesta Likely Cold and Dark Enough for Ice


Roughly half of the giant asteroid Vesta is expected to be so cold, with so little sunlight, that water ice could have survived there for billions of years.


Read more (January 25, 2012)


 

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Closer and Closer to the Vesta Surface Dawn Obtains First Low Altitude Images of Vesta

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has sent back the first images of the giant asteroid Vesta from its low-altitude mapping orbit.


Read more (December 21, 2011)


This image using color data obtained by the framing camera aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft New NASA Dawn Visuals Show Vesta's 'Color Palette'

New color data from NASA's Dawn mission give scientists an inside look at the chemical composition of giant asteroid Vesta.


Read more (December 05, 2011)


Artist's concept of the Deep Impact spacecraft NASA's Deep Impact Spacecraft Eyes the Future

NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft completed a 140-second firing of its onboard rocket motors on Thursday, Nov. 24.


Read more (December 01, 2011)


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CSI - Don Yeoman and team CSI - Comet/Asteroid Scene Investigation

JPL scientists use advanced technologies to track asteroids and comets that have the potential to one day come close to Earth.


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Yeomans' Top 10

Don Yeomans Asteroid attack, mini-me, rich neighbors and more. Learn why these are cool asteroid factoids from JPL senior research scientist Don Yeomans.

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