Hubble Images of Asteroids Help Astronomers Prepare for Spacecraft Visit
These Hubble Space Telescope images of Vesta and Ceres show two of the most massive asteroids in the asteroid belt, a region between Mars and Jupiter. The images are helping astronomers plan for the Dawn spacecraft's tour of these hefty asteroids.
Credit:Credits for Vesta: NASA; ESA; L. McFadden and J.Y. Li (University of Maryland, College Park); M. Mutchler and Z. Levay (Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore); P. Thomas (Cornell University); J. Parker and E.F. Young (Southwest Research Institute); and C.T. Russell and B. Schmidt (University of California, Los Angeles)
Credits for Ceres: NASA; ESA; J. Parker (Southwest Research Institute); P. Thomas (Cornell University); L. McFadden (University of Maryland, College Park); and M. Mutchler and Z. Levay (Space Telescope Science Institute)
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Ceres, Vesta |
|---|---|
| Type: | Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Asteroid |
| Category: | Solar System |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Ultraviolet U | 330 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared B | 439 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical V | 550 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical Sii | 673 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Notes: The right image is from WFPC2 data and the left ACS.