
This image, processed to show the true size of the giant asteroid Vesta, shows Vesta in front of a spectacular background of stars. It was obtained by the framing camera aboard NASA Dawn spacecraft on May 3, 2011, from a distance of about 750,000 miles.
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NASA ID
PIA14118
Date Created
May 11, 2011
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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