WATER CARDS

Vesta

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A Main Belt Asteroid

The image depicts a textured, unevenly shaped celestial body known as Vesta, one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt. The upper portion of Vesta is characterized by a dark, shadowed area, potentially indicating a change in surface composition or illumination. The surface displays various craters and ridges, offering a rugged, pockmarked appearance. The overall color transitions from darker grays at the top to lighter grays and whites toward the bottom, showing a gradation possibly due to lighting or surface material differences.

Subsurface Reservoir     0💧

Vesta almost certainly does not have water ice today

Gravity

Vesta’s gravity is 0.03 times the gravity of Earth.

Composition

Rock

The image depicts a textured, unevenly shaped celestial body known as Vesta, one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt. The upper portion of Vesta is characterized by a dark, shadowed area, potentially indicating a change in surface composition or illumination. The surface displays various craters and ridges, offering a rugged, pockmarked appearance. The overall color transitions from darker grays at the top to lighter grays and whites toward the bottom, showing a gradation possibly due to lighting or surface material differences.

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