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]
灶神星 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书
灶神星, 小行星序號 為 4 Vesta，是 主小行星帶 中體積最大的 天體 之一，平均 直徑 525公里（326英里） [ 7 ]。. 它是 海因里希·歐伯斯 在1807年3月29日發現的 [ 5 ]，以羅馬神話中家和壁爐的女神 Vesta 命名，中文翻譯為中國神話中的 灶神。. 灶神星是繼 矮行星 穀神 ...
Meet Vesta - Science@NASA
2013年11月7日 · Now, images taken by the spacecraft have been stitched together to create a virtual flyover of the jumbo-sized space rock. 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.
Vesta Trek - Quick Facts - NASA
Vesta at a Glance. Vesta is the second most massive object in the asteroid belt (after Ceres) with a mass of 2.59 x 10 20 kg. However, in terms of size, it ranks as number three in the asteroid belt (after Ceres and Pallas), with a mean diameter of 525 km. Seen from Earth, Vesta is the brightest of the asteroids; at its brightest it can just ...
4 Vesta - Science@NASA
Vesta has one of the largest brightness ranges observed on any rocky body in our solar system. The bright materials appear to be native rocks, while the dark material is believed to have been deposited by other asteroids crashing into Vesta.
Vesta - NASA Science
Vesta was discovered on March 29, 1807 by astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers, and is named after the virgin goddess of home and hearth from Roman mythology. About twice the area of California, Vesta is the second largest object in the asteroid belt after the dwarf planet Ceres.
Howardites—mixtures of eucrites (basalt-like rocks) and diogenites (pyroxene-rich rocks)—are the most representative rock type observed on Vesta’s surface. Multispectral images reveal a ...
Vesta’s Shape and Morphology | Science - AAAS
2012年5月11日 · Vesta’s geology displays morphological features characteristic of the Moon and terrestrial planets as well as those of other asteroids, underscoring Vesta’s unique role as a transitional solar system body.
Vesta’s many ties to Earth | Nature Astronomy
2021年12月13日 · Nature Astronomy - The accretion history of main belt asteroid Vesta is unknown. A new model shows Vesta may have accreted materials from the terrestrial planet region.
Stony Meteorites and the Story of Vesta | News | Astrobiology
2023年2月23日 · NASA-supported researchers have reported on the composition of 29 eucrites, which are meteorites that originated from the main-belt asteroid, Vesta. The study provides data on petrography, mineral chemistry, and whole rock major, minor, and trace element abundance.