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Three views of a terrain with ridges and grooves near Aquilia crater in the southern hemisphere of the giant asteroid Vesta

Dawn Reveals Secrets of Giant Asteroid Vesta

Findings from Dawn reveal new details about the giant asteroid Vesta, including its varied surface composition, sharp temperature changes and clues ...

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Artist's concept shows NASA's Dawn spacecraft orbiting the giant asteroid Vesta

Dawn Gets Extra Time to Explore Vesta

NASA's Dawn mission has received official confirmation that 40 extra days have been added to its exploration of the giant asteroid Vesta.

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Dawn Sees New Surface Features on Giant Asteroid

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has revealed unexpected details on the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta.

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Vesta Likely Cold and Dark Enough for Ice

Roughly half of the giant asteroid Vesta is expected to be so cold, with so little sunlight, that water ice could have survived there for billions of ...

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Dawn Obtains First Low Altitude Images of Vesta

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has sent back the first images of the giant asteroid Vesta from its low-altitude mapping orbit.

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NASA's Dawn Science Team Presents Early Science Results

10.12.11 - Scientists with NASA's Dawn mission have provided details about the southern hemisphere of Vesta, which boasts one of the largest mountains in the solar system.
New View of Vesta Mountain From NASA's Dawn Mission

10.10.11 - A new image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a mountain three times as high as Mt. Everest, amidst the topography in the south polar region of the giant asteroid Vesta.

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› Dawn at Vesta press kit (PDF)
› Launch press kit (PDF)
› Mission fact sheet (PDF)
› Weather forecast (PDF)

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Members of the media, please contact:

Dwayne Brown
NASA Headquarters
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Jia-Rui Cook / Priscilla Vega
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Stuart Wolpert
UCLA
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