Newly-Released Photos Reveal Vesta’s Characteristics

Detailed new images released at the NASA press conference Monday reveal exciting discoveries about Vesta’s composition and structures.
Newly-Released Photos Reveal Vesta’s Characteristics
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/576344main_pia14322-full_full.jpg" alt="VESTA: In this image, obtained by Dawn's framing camera, a peak at Vesta's south pole is seen at the lower right. The grooves in the equatorial region are about six miles (10 kilometers) wide. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA)" title="VESTA: In this image, obtained by Dawn's framing camera, a peak at Vesta's south pole is seen at the lower right. The grooves in the equatorial region are about six miles (10 kilometers) wide. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA)" width="590" class="size-medium wp-image-1799969"/></a>
VESTA: In this image, obtained by Dawn's framing camera, a peak at Vesta's south pole is seen at the lower right. The grooves in the equatorial region are about six miles (10 kilometers) wide. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA)
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