Vesta

stsci_1997-27e September 4th, 1997

Credit: Ben Zellner (Georgia Southern University), Peter Thomas (Cornell University), NASA/ESA

A color-encoded elevation map of Vesta clearly shows the giant 285- mile diameter impact basin and "bull's-eye" central peak. The map was constructed from 78 Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 pictures. Surface topography was estimated by noting irregularities along the limb and at the terminator (day/night boundary) where shadows are enhanced by the low Sun angle.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1997/news-1997-27

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Image Details

Image Type: Planetary
Object Name: Vesta
Subject - Solar System: Interplanetary Body > Asteroid

Distance

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 1h 1m 14.7s; DEC = -6° 50’ 25.6”
Constellation: Cetus

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)		-
color-encoded elevation map

ID: 1997-27e
Subject Category: A.2.3
Subject Name: Vesta
Credits: Ben Zellner (Georgia Southern University), Peter Thomas (Cornell University), NASA/ESA

Release Date: 1997-09-04T00:00:00
Lightyears: 1.87e-5
Redshift: 1.87e-5
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1997/news-1997-27

Type: Planetary
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance in Lightyears: 110000000

Facility: Hubble
Instrument: WFPC2
Color Assignment: Pseudocolor

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Bandpass
Central Wavelength

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes: c

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 15.3110672, -6.8404333
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Scale
Rotation
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Quality: Position
FITS Header
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Publisher: STScI
Publisher ID: stsci
Resource ID: STSCI-H-p9727e-f-500x500.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9727e-f-500x500.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1997/27

Metadata Date: 2022-09-07
Metadata Version: 1.2

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