4 Vesta - Wikipedia
Vesta (minor-planet designation: 4 Vesta) is one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, with a mean diameter of 525 kilometres (326 mi). [10] It was discovered by the German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers on 29 March 1807 [6] and is named after Vesta, the virgin goddess of home and hearth from Roman mythology. [19]
4 Vesta - NASA Science
Vesta is the second most massive body in the main asteroid belt, accounting for almost 9% of the total mass of all asteroids. Only dwarf planet Ceres is more massive in that region of rocky debris between Mars and Jupiter.
The structure of the asteroid 4 Vesta as revealed by models of …
Feb 13, 2013 · Here we report three-dimensional simulations of Vesta’s global evolution under two overlapping planet-scale collisions. We closely reproduce its observed shape, and provide maps of impact...
4 Vesta - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
4 Vesta (IPA: [ˈvɛstə]) is the second most massive asteroid in the solar system, with an average diameter of about 530 km (around 330 miles) and an estimated mass of 9% of the mass of the entire asteroid belt. Its size and unusually bright surface makes Vesta the brightest asteroid, and the only one ever visible to the naked eye from Earth.
Vesta’s many ties to Earth | Nature Astronomy
Dec 13, 2021 · Asteroid (4) Vesta, the second most massive body in the main belt with its 500-km diameter, is in many ways connected to Earth. First of all, it is the only asteroid visible from Earth to the...
4 Vesta - NASA Planetary Data System - Planetary Science Institute
4 Vesta is the second most massive body in the main asteroid belt, accounting for almost nine percent of the total mass of all asteroids. Only dwarf planet Ceres is more massive in that region of rocky debris between Mars and Jupiter.
The Violent Collisional History of Asteroid 4 Vesta | Science - AAAS
May 11, 2012 · Asteroid 4 Vesta is the second most massive body in the main asteroid belt, and, according to models (1–5), its early evolution occurred in an environment where collisions with other asteroids were much more frequent than they are today.
Meet Vesta - NASA Science
Nov 7, 2013 · Vesta is located approximately 100 million miles from Earth in the solar system’s main asteroid belt—home to countless bodies that circle the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Here we report three-dimensional simulations of Vesta’s global evolution under two overlapping planet-scale collisions. We closely reproduce its observed shape, and provide maps of impact...
Astro Challenge: Spotting 4 Vesta at its Best for Decades
Jun 6, 2018 · The 99% illuminated, waxing gibbous Moon will actually occult 4 Vesta for Hawaii, Central America and the Galapagos Islands just eight days after opposition on the night of June 27 th.