Fragment of Vesta
This meteorite is a sample of the crust of the asteroid Vesta, which is only the third solar system object beyond Earth where scientists have a laboratory sample (the other extraterrestrial samples are from Mars and the Moon).
Credit:R. Kempton (New England Meteoritical Services)
About the Image
About the Object
Name: | Vesta |
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Type: | Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Asteroid |
Category: | Solar System |