Video: NASA releases hi-def asteroid images
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 14:30
in Astronomy & Space
The first stunning images of an asteroid known as Vesta which is twice the size the state of California are providing new possible clues on the evolution of earth and the solar system. The images were captured by NASA's Dawn spacecraft which launched in 2007.
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