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Scanning the Surface Composition of Vesta Asteroid
June 8, 2012 | NASA

“A new video from NASA’s Dawn mission reveals the dappled, variegated surface of the giant asteroid Vesta. . The colors highlight differences in surface composition that are too subtle for the human eye to see.” Quoted from the NASA video release.

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