English: A NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of the asteroid Vesta, taken in May 1996 through a 673 nm red filter when the asteroid was 175 million kilometers from Earth. The asymmetry of the asteroid and "nub" and the south pole is suggestive that it suffered a large impact event. The image was digitally restored to yield an effective scale of six miles per pixel.
日本語: 1996年5月にHSTが撮影したベスタ
Português: Asteróide 4 Vesta
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Image taken in May 1996, published 1997 September 4.
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* Description: A NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of the asteroid Vesta, taken in May 1996 when the asteroid was 175 million kilometers from Earth. The asymmetry of the asteroid and "nub" and the south pole is suggestive that it suffered a large impact e
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