Map of Hydrated Minerals on Vesta
September 26, 2012
| Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/INAF |
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| PIA Number | PIA16186 |
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This map from NASA's Dawn mission indicates the presence of hydrated minerals on the giant asteroid Vesta about 30 degrees north latitude, in August 2011. At the time, it was winter in Vesta's northern hemisphere.