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Vesta Sizes Up

Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2011
Uploaded by Waspie_Dwarf
Vesta Sizes Up
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/JAXA/ESA

Uploader comment: This composite image shows the comparative sizes of nine asteroids. Up until now, Lutetia, with a diameter of 81 miles (130 kilometers), was the largest asteroid visited by a spacecraft, which occurred during a flyby.


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