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PIA13768:Virtual Vesta — Virtual Vesta

Movie icon — Virtual Vesta

PIA13769:Simulated Vesta from the South Pole — Simulated Vesta from the South Pole

PIA13770:Model of Vesta — Model of Vesta

PIA13890:Anaglyph of Vesta Model — Anaglyph of Vesta Model

PIA13943:Stardust's Worlds — Stardust's Worlds

PIA14125:NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Headed for Vesta (Artist's Concept) — NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Headed for Vesta (Artist's Concept)

PIA14117:Dawn's First Glimpse of Vesta -- Unprocessed — Dawn's First Glimpse of Vesta -- Unprocessed

PIA14118:Dawn's First Glimpse of Vesta -- Processed — Dawn's First Glimpse of Vesta -- Processed

PIA14121:Vesta's Surface Comes into View — Vesta's Surface Comes into View

Movie icon — Vesta's Surface Comes into View

PIA14122:Dawn's Approach to Vesta — Dawn's Approach to Vesta

Movie icon — Dawn's Approach to Vesta

PIA14123:Animation of Dawn's Visit to Vesta — Animation of Dawn's Visit to Vesta

Movie icon — Animation of Dawn's Visit to Vesta

PIA14124:Vesta in Spectrometer View — Vesta in Spectrometer View

PIA14284:Possible Piece of Vesta — Possible Piece of Vesta

PIA14312:All Eyes on Vesta — All Eyes on Vesta

PIA14313:Latest Image of Vesta captured by Dawn on July 17, 2011 — Latest Image of Vesta captured by Dawn on July 17, 2011

PIA14314:Anaglyph Image of Vesta's South Polar Region — Anaglyph Image of Vesta's South Polar Region

PIA14315:An Enhanced View of Vesta's South Polar Region — An Enhanced View of Vesta's South Polar Region

PIA14316:Vesta Sizes Up — Vesta Sizes Up

PIA14404:Trojan Asteroid Shares Orbit with Earth (Artist Animation) — Trojan Asteroid Shares Orbit with Earth (Artist Animation)

Movie icon — Trojan Asteroid Shares Orbit with Earth (Artist Animation)

PIA14405:A Glimmer in the Eye of WISE — A Glimmer in the Eye of WISE

PIA14317:Full-Frame Image of Vesta — Full-Frame Image of Vesta

PIA14318:Mosaic Image of Vesta's Surface — Mosaic Image of Vesta's Surface

PIA14319:Animation of Dawn Leaving Vesta and Arriving at Ceres — Animation of Dawn Leaving Vesta and Arriving at Ceres

Movie icon — Animation of Dawn Leaving Vesta and Arriving at Ceres

PIA14320:Animation of Dawn Scanning and Flying Above Vesta's Surface — Animation of Dawn Scanning and Flying Above Vesta's Surface

Movie icon — Animation of Dawn Scanning and Flying Above Vesta's Surface

PIA14321:Vesta Full Rotation Movie — Vesta Full Rotation Movie

Movie icon — Vesta Full Rotation Movie

PIA14322:Close-up View of Vesta's South Pole Region — Close-up View of Vesta's South Pole Region

PIA14323:Close-up View of "Snowman" Craters — Close-up View of "Snowman" Craters

PIA14324:Close-up View of Craters in South Equatorial Region — Close-up View of Craters in South Equatorial Region

PIA14325:Different Shades of Vesta (False-Color) — Different Shades of Vesta (False-Color)

PIA14326:Visible and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer False-Color Image — Visible and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer False-Color Image

PIA14327:3-D Image of Vesta's Equatorial Region — 3-D Image of Vesta's Equatorial Region

PIA14328:Old and Heavily Cratered Terrain on Vesta — Old and Heavily Cratered Terrain on Vesta

PIA14329:Two Large Young Craters — Two Large Young Craters

PIA14670:Cratered Terrain with Hills and Ridges — Cratered Terrain with Hills and Ridges

PIA14671:Bright and Dark Material on Vesta's Surface — Bright and Dark Material on Vesta's Surface

PIA14672:Densely Cratered Terrain Near the Terminator — Densely Cratered Terrain Near the Terminator

PIA14673:Detailed 'Snowman' Crater — Detailed 'Snowman' Crater

PIA14674:Topography of Densely Cratered Deformed Terrain — Topography of Densely Cratered Deformed Terrain

PIA14675:Craters in Various States of Degradation — Craters in Various States of Degradation

PIA14676:Anaglyph of the 'Snowman' Crater — Anaglyph of the 'Snowman' Crater

PIA14677:False-Color Image of Vesta's Equatorial Region — False-Color Image of Vesta's Equatorial Region

PIA14678:Up and Down in Vesta's Cratered Terrain — Up and Down in Vesta's Cratered Terrain

PIA14679:Topography of Troughs on Vesta — Topography of Troughs on Vesta

PIA14680:False-Color Image of an Impact Crater on Vesta — False-Color Image of an Impact Crater on Vesta

PIA14681:Central Mound at the South Pole — Central Mound at the South Pole

PIA14682:Topography of Vesta's Surface — Topography of Vesta's Surface

PIA14683:Dark Hill — Dark Hill

PIA14684:South Polar Scarp — South Polar Scarp

PIA14685:Craters and Grooves — Craters and Grooves

PIA14686:Equatorial Grooves Imaged at the Limb of Vesta — Equatorial Grooves Imaged at the Limb of Vesta

PIA14687:Bright and Dark Material on Vesta — Bright and Dark Material on Vesta

PIA14688:Complex Structures in Vesta's South Polar Region — Complex Structures in Vesta's South Polar Region

PIA14689:Side by Side Views of a Dark Hill — Side by Side Views of a Dark Hill

PIA14690:A Dark Band on Vesta — A Dark Band on Vesta

PIA14691:The Various Craters on Vesta — The Various Craters on Vesta

PIA14692:Craters with Bright Features — Craters with Bright Features

PIA14693:Dark Patches and Stripes on Crater Walls — Dark Patches and Stripes on Crater Walls

PIA14694:Dark Material on Hilltops — Dark Material on Hilltops

PIA14695:Unusual Hill on Vesta — Unusual Hill on Vesta

PIA14696:Worm-like Markings on Vesta's Surface — Worm-like Markings on Vesta's Surface

PIA14697:Visible and Infrared Data Mosaic — Visible and Infrared Data Mosaic

PIA14698:Craters, Scarps, Troughs, Grooves and Plains on Vesta — Craters, Scarps, Troughs, Grooves and Plains on Vesta

PIA14699:Anaglyph of Craters in the South Polar Region — Anaglyph of Craters in the South Polar Region

PIA14700:Steep Slope on Vesta — Steep Slope on Vesta

PIA14701:Craters and Grooves in the South Polar Region — Craters and Grooves in the South Polar Region

PIA14702:Different Surface Ages on Vesta — Different Surface Ages on Vesta

PIA14703:Map of Vesta's Equatorial Latitudes and Southern Hemisphere — Map of Vesta's Equatorial Latitudes and Southern Hemisphere

PIA14704:Map of Vesta's South Pole — Map of Vesta's South Pole

PIA14705:Vesta's Surface in 3-D: A Big Mountain at the Asteroid's South Pole — Vesta's Surface in 3-D: A Big Mountain at the Asteroid's South Pole

PIA14706:Vesta's Surface in 3-D: Details of Wave-Like Terrain in the South Pole — Vesta's Surface in 3-D: Details of Wave-Like Terrain in the South Pole

PIA14707:Vesta's Surface in 3-D: An Ancient, Cratered Surface — Vesta's Surface in 3-D: An Ancient, Cratered Surface

PIA14709:False-Color Image Shows Proof of an Impact — False-Color Image Shows Proof of an Impact

PIA14711:A False-Color Topography of Vesta's South Pole — A False-Color Topography of Vesta's South Pole

PIA14712:Viewing the South Pole of Vesta — Viewing the South Pole of Vesta

PIA14713:High Cliffs at Vesta's South Pole — High Cliffs at Vesta's South Pole

PIA14714:Impressive Mountain Tops on Vesta — Impressive Mountain Tops on Vesta

PIA14715:Claudia: A Tiny Crater Chosen to Define Vesta's Prime Meridian — Claudia: A Tiny Crater Chosen to Define Vesta's Prime Meridian

PIA14716:Landslides on Vesta — Landslides on Vesta

PIA14717:Impacts and Grooves on Vesta — Impacts and Grooves on Vesta

PIA14718:Troughs Covered by Impacts — Troughs Covered by Impacts

PIA14719:An Impact Structure Resembling a Snowman — An Impact Structure Resembling a Snowman

PIA14776:Night and Day Boundary on Vesta — Night and Day Boundary on Vesta

PIA14777:Young and Old Crater at the Night and Day Boundary on Vesta — Young and Old Crater at the Night and Day Boundary on Vesta

PIA14778:A Full-Frame View of Vesta — A Full-Frame View of Vesta

PIA14779:Dense Region of Impact Craters — Dense Region of Impact Craters

PIA14787:Wrinkled Terrain at Vesta's South Pole — Wrinkled Terrain at Vesta's South Pole

PIA14788:Groovy Terrain at Vesta's South Pole — Groovy Terrain at Vesta's South Pole

PIA14789:Closing in on the Wrinkles and Grooves at Vesta's South Pole — Closing in on the Wrinkles and Grooves at Vesta's South Pole

PIA14790:3-D Image of Grooves and Wrinkles in the South Polar Region — 3-D Image of Grooves and Wrinkles in the South Polar Region

PIA14791:Mountains Rising Over Vesta's Equatorial Region — Mountains Rising Over Vesta's Equatorial Region

PIA14732:Infrared Telescopes Spy Small, Dark Asteroids — Infrared Telescopes Spy Small, Dark Asteroids

PIA14733:How to Tell the Size of An Asteroid — How to Tell the Size of An Asteroid

PIA14734:WISE Revises Numbers of Asteroids Near Earth — WISE Revises Numbers of Asteroids Near Earth

PIA14735:Changing Views of Our Solar System — Changing Views of Our Solar System

Movie icon — Changing Views of Our Solar System

PIA14736:Portrait of Two Asteroids in Different Light — Portrait of Two Asteroids in Different Light

Movie icon — Portrait of Two Asteroids in Different Light

PIA14793:Mountains and Bright and Dark Material on Vesta — Mountains and Bright and Dark Material on Vesta

PIA14794:Scarps, Hummocky Terrain and Impacts at Vesta's South Pole — Scarps, Hummocky Terrain and Impacts at Vesta's South Pole

PIA14799:Dawn Approaching Vesta Just Before the Beginning of High Altitude Mapping Orbit — Dawn Approaching Vesta Just Before the Beginning of High Altitude Mapping Orbit

PIA14795:Small Scale Features at Vesta's South Pole — Small Scale Features at Vesta's South Pole

PIA14796:Two Different Resolution Images of Vesta's South Polar Region — Two Different Resolution Images of Vesta's South Polar Region

PIA14797:Anaglyph Image of Vesta's Southeastern Latitudes — Anaglyph Image of Vesta's Southeastern Latitudes

PIA14798:Anaglyph Image of Vesta's Equatorial Region (I) — Anaglyph Image of Vesta's Equatorial Region (I)

PIA14825:Anaglyph Image of Vesta's Equatorial Region (II) — Anaglyph Image of Vesta's Equatorial Region (II)

PIA14826:Anaglyph Image of Vesta's Southwestern Latitudes — Anaglyph Image of Vesta's Southwestern Latitudes

PIA14827:Anaglyph Image of the Mountain/Central Complex in the South Polar Region — Anaglyph Image of the Mountain/Central Complex in the South Polar Region

PIA14828:Ray Craters in Vesta's South Polar Region — Ray Craters in Vesta's South Polar Region

PIA14829:Fresh Crater with Dark and Bright Material — Fresh Crater with Dark and Bright Material

PIA14868:Anaglyph Image of a Large Scarp in Vesta's South Polar Region — Anaglyph Image of a Large Scarp in Vesta's South Polar Region

PIA14869:Oblique View of Vesta's South Polar Region — Oblique View of Vesta's South Polar Region

PIA14891:Anaglyph Image of the Mountain-Central Complex in Vesta's South Polar Region — Anaglyph Image of the Mountain-Central Complex in Vesta's South Polar Region

PIA14892:Boulders on Vesta — Boulders on Vesta

PIA14894:Capturing the Surface of Asteroid Vesta — Capturing the Surface of Asteroid Vesta

PIA14893:Ejecta Blanket on Vesta — Ejecta Blanket on Vesta

PIA14953:Dark Areas in Cratered Terrain on Vesta — Dark Areas in Cratered Terrain on Vesta

PIA14954:Fresh Dark Ray Crater — Fresh Dark Ray Crater

PIA14955:Equatorial Troughs and Dark Material I — Equatorial Troughs and Dark Material I

PIA14956:Equatorial Troughs and Dark Material II — Equatorial Troughs and Dark Material II

PIA14957:Equatorial Troughs and Dark Material III — Equatorial Troughs and Dark Material III

PIA14958:Ejecta Blanket — Ejecta Blanket

PIA14959:Unusual craters on Vesta I — Unusual craters on Vesta I

PIA14960:Unusual Craters on Vesta II — Unusual Craters on Vesta II

PIA14961:Unusual Craters on Vesta III — Unusual Craters on Vesta III

PIA14962:Unusual Craters on Vesta IV — Unusual Craters on Vesta IV

PIA14963:Rilles on Vesta's Surface — Rilles on Vesta's Surface

PIA14964:Color Composite Images of Vesta — Color Composite Images of Vesta

PIA14973:Vesta's Northern and Equatorial Regions in Simulated True Color — Vesta's Northern and Equatorial Regions in Simulated True Color

PIA14974:"Snowman Craters" in Simulated True Color — "Snowman Craters" in Simulated True Color

PIA14975:Vesta's South Polar Region in Simulated True Color — Vesta's South Polar Region in Simulated True Color

PIA14976:Craters and Ejecta in Visible and Infrared Wavelengths — Craters and Ejecta in Visible and Infrared Wavelengths

PIA14977:Topography of the 'Snowman Craters' and Surrounding Area — Topography of the 'Snowman Craters' and Surrounding Area

PIA14978:Impact Crater and Mountain-central Complex in Vesta's South Polar Region (Anaglyph) — Impact Crater and Mountain-central Complex in Vesta's South Polar Region (Anaglyph)

PIA15010:Topography of Vesta's Equatorial Region I — Topography of Vesta's Equatorial Region I

PIA15011:Topography of Vesta's South Polar Region I — Topography of Vesta's South Polar Region I

PIA15012:Topography of Vesta's South Polar Region II — Topography of Vesta's South Polar Region II

PIA15013:Topography of Vesta's South Polar Region III — Topography of Vesta's South Polar Region III

PIA15014:Topography of Vesta's South Polar Region IV — Topography of Vesta's South Polar Region IV

PIA15040:Topography of a Scarp and Hummocky Terrain — Topography of a Scarp and Hummocky Terrain

PIA15019:Asteroid 2005 YU55 Approaches Close Earth Flyby — Asteroid 2005 YU55 Approaches Close Earth Flyby

PIA15041:Topography of Vesta's Equatorial Region I — Topography of Vesta's Equatorial Region I

PIA15042:Topography of Vesta's Equatorial Region II — Topography of Vesta's Equatorial Region II

PIA15043:Topography of Vesta's Equatorial Region III — Topography of Vesta's Equatorial Region III

PIA15044:Ejecta from a Fresh Crater Covering Older Craters and Crater Chains — Ejecta from a Fresh Crater Covering Older Craters and Crater Chains

PIA15045:Fresh Crater with Bright and Dark Rays — Fresh Crater with Bright and Dark Rays

PIA15046:Grooves and Crater Chains on Vesta — Grooves and Crater Chains on Vesta

PIA15047:Mantled Surface of Vesta with Secondaries — Mantled Surface of Vesta with Secondaries

PIA15048:Impact Craters with Different Preservation States — Impact Craters with Different Preservation States

PIA15080:Hummocky Terrain in Vesta's Rheasilvia Quadrangle — Hummocky Terrain in Vesta's Rheasilvia Quadrangle

PIA15081:Bright Rayed Craters in Tuccia Quadrangle — Bright Rayed Craters in Tuccia Quadrangle

PIA15082:Features on Vesta's Regolith — Features on Vesta's Regolith

PIA15083:Dark Material Associated with and between Craters — Dark Material Associated with and between Craters

PIA15084:Topography and Albedo Image of Domitia Crater — Topography and Albedo Image of Domitia Crater

PIA15085:Sextilia Crater and Surroundings — Sextilia Crater and Surroundings

PIA15086:Ejecta from Vesta's "Snowman" Craters — Ejecta from Vesta's "Snowman" Craters

PIA15120:Large Blocks of Rocky Material in a Young Ray Crater — Large Blocks of Rocky Material in a Young Ray Crater

PIA15121:Vesta's Cratered Landscape: Double Crater and Craters with Bright Ejecta — Vesta's Cratered Landscape: Double Crater and Craters with Bright Ejecta

PIA15122:Recent Impact on the Rim of Tuccia Crater — Recent Impact on the Rim of Tuccia Crater

PIA15123:Topography and Albedo Image of Part of Lucaria Tholus Quadrangle — Topography and Albedo Image of Part of Lucaria Tholus Quadrangle

PIA15124:Topography and Albedo Image of Central Complex and Hummocky Terrain — Topography and Albedo Image of Central Complex and Hummocky Terrain

PIA15125:Topography and Albedo Image of Ancient Terrain with Ruined Crater — Topography and Albedo Image of Ancient Terrain with Ruined Crater

PIA15126:Topography and Albedo Image of Hummocky-mantled Terrain on Vesta — Topography and Albedo Image of Hummocky-mantled Terrain on Vesta

PIA15127:Topography and Albedo Image of Grooved Terrain on Vesta — Topography and Albedo Image of Grooved Terrain on Vesta

PIA15128:Topography and Albedo Image of Different Preservations States of Craters — Topography and Albedo Image of Different Preservations States of Craters

PIA15129:Caparronia Crater Covered with Ejecta and Small, Secondary Craters — Caparronia Crater Covered with Ejecta and Small, Secondary Craters

PIA15140:Dawn Soars Over Asteroid Vesta in 3-D — Dawn Soars Over Asteroid Vesta in 3-D

Movie icon — Dawn Soars Over Asteroid Vesta in 3-D

PIA15136:Rocks from Vesta -- Part 1: Eucrites — Rocks from Vesta -- Part 1: Eucrites

PIA15137:Rocks from Vesta -- Part 2: Howardites — Rocks from Vesta -- Part 2: Howardites

PIA15138:Rocks from Vesta -- Part 3: Diogenites — Rocks from Vesta -- Part 3: Diogenites

PIA15186:Topography and Albedo Image of Bellicia Crater — Topography and Albedo Image of Bellicia Crater

PIA15141:Asteroid Vesta in a 'Rainbow-Colored Palette' — Asteroid Vesta in a 'Rainbow-Colored Palette'

PIA15142:A Comparative View of Terrains on Vesta — A Comparative View of Terrains on Vesta

PIA15143:Fresh Impact Craters on Asteroid Vesta — Fresh Impact Craters on Asteroid Vesta

PIA15144:A Global View of Vesta — A Global View of Vesta

PIA15146:Bright-Rayed Crater on Asteroid Vesta — Bright-Rayed Crater on Asteroid Vesta

PIA15147:Crater Characteristics on Asteroid Vesta — Crater Characteristics on Asteroid Vesta

PIA15148:Dark Hill on Asteroid Vesta Movie — Dark Hill on Asteroid Vesta Movie

Movie icon — Dark Hill on Asteroid Vesta Movie

PIA15187:Topography and Albedo Image of Claudia Crater — Topography and Albedo Image of Claudia Crater

PIA15188:Topography and Albedo Image of Domitia Crater — Topography and Albedo Image of Domitia Crater

PIA15189:Topography and Albedo Image of Floronia Crater — Topography and Albedo Image of Floronia Crater

PIA15191:Topography and Albedo Image of Gegania Crater — Topography and Albedo Image of Gegania Crater

PIA15192:Topography and Albedo Image of Lucaria Tholus — Topography and Albedo Image of Lucaria Tholus

PIA15193:Topography and Albedo Image of Marcia Crater — Topography and Albedo Image of Marcia Crater

PIA15174:Dawn Orbiting Vesta (Artist's Concept) — Dawn Orbiting Vesta (Artist's Concept)

PIA15175:Dawn Orbiting Over Vesta — Dawn Orbiting Over Vesta

PIA15194:Topography and Albedo Image of Numisia Crater — Topography and Albedo Image of Numisia Crater

PIA15195:Topography and Albedo Image of Oppia Crater — Topography and Albedo Image of Oppia Crater

PIA15220:Contrasting Deposits on Vesta — Contrasting Deposits on Vesta

PIA15221:Trough in Dark and Bright on Vesta — Trough in Dark and Bright on Vesta

PIA15222:Crater in Shadow on Vesta — Crater in Shadow on Vesta

PIA15223:Buried Craters on Vesta — Buried Craters on Vesta

PIA15224:Closer and Closer to the Vesta Surface — Closer and Closer to the Vesta Surface

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