Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Virtual Flight Over Asteroid Vesta
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 14, 2012 is “Virtual Flight Over Asteroid Vesta,” a video. It is credited to Images Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , UCLA , MPS, DLR, IDA; Animation: German Aerospace Center (DLR). The original explanation runs about 160 words.
Watch the video on the original page From the explanation
“What would it be like to fly over the asteroid Vesta? Animators from the German Aerospace Center recently took actual images and height data from NASA’s Dawn mission currently visiting Vesta to generate such a virtual movie.”
— APOD editors, May 14, 2012
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- May 14, 2012
- Type
- Video
- Credit
- Credit: Images Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , UCLA , MPS, DLR, IDA; Animation: German Aerospace Center (DLR)
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 160 words