Search My Blog

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

The Faces of Vesta

Can you see the Faces of Vesta in the images above? Pretty Cool, that they can send out a Probe and take Pictures and Videos, Remotely from that far away!:)

Don

NASA's Dawn spacecraft recently took photos of the asteroid Vesta on 08-02-11 NASA - NASA TV
NASA TV live Feed...
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

Vesta Full Rotation Movie

In this movie, strung together from a series of images provided by the framing camera on NASA's Dawn spacecraft, we see a full rotation of Vesta, which occurs over the course of roughly five hours. These images were obtained on July 24, 2011, from a distance of about 3,200 miles (5,200 kilometers).

Go there see more Videos and in Full Screen...
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?collection_id=65362&media_id=104094441

NASA Releases New Images of Asteroid VESTA!!!

Video Link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R2wgG5UBEg

Mission Features

NASA's Dawn's Spacecraft Views Dark Side of Vesta
07.28.11 - NASA's Dawn mission, in orbit around Vesta, captures a new image from a distance of 3,200 miles (5,200) kilometers from the giant asteroid.
Dawn Team Members Check out Spacecraft
07.07.11 - Mission managers for NASA's Dawn spacecraft are studying the spacecraft's ion propulsion system after Dawn experienced a loss of thrust on June 27.
When is an Asteroid Not an Asteroid?
03.29.11 - When it's Vesta! On the anniversary of Vesta's discovery day, NASA's Dawn mission celebrates this extraordinary hunk of rock.
Dawn Opens its Eyes, Checks its Instruments
03.21.11 - In preparation for orbiting Vesta this summer, the spacecraft's camera system and other instruments have successfully awakened from hibernation.