Giant Asteroid Vesta's Gravity Is Lumpy | Video
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - 16:00
in Astronomy & Space
The gravity field of the giant asteroid closely matches the surface topography, as seen in this rotation animation of data from NASA's Dawn mission.
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