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A NASA [Dawn] spacecraft orbiting the asteroid Vesta is revealing new details about the huge space rock's surface, including a massive mountain that rises taller than Mt. Everest on Earth.
NASA's Dawn probe has been circling Vesta since mid-July, when it arrived in the asteroid belt that orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter. So far, Dawn has beamed back surprising views of Vesta that revealed an enormous mountain in the asteroid's southern hemisphere and show that its crater surface is incredibly diverse place. [Latest Photos of Asteroid Vesta]
NASA's Dawn probe has been circling Vesta since mid-July, when it arrived in the asteroid belt that orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter. So far, Dawn has beamed back surprising views of Vesta that revealed an enormous mountain in the asteroid's southern hemisphere and show that its crater surface is incredibly diverse place. [Latest Photos of Asteroid Vesta]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aUPlANZbvw"]Dawn Journey Above Vesta Asteroid 2011 NASA JPL 2min 720HD - YouTube[/ame]
^Vesta video from NASA Spacecraft Dawn
Link to Vesta Mountain image at Nasa.gov : NASA - Impressive Mountain Tops on Vesta
Link to NASA Dawn Mission at Nasa.gov : NASA - Dawn
^Vesta video from NASA Spacecraft Dawn
Link to Vesta Mountain image at Nasa.gov : NASA - Impressive Mountain Tops on Vesta
Link to NASA Dawn Mission at Nasa.gov : NASA - Dawn
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