Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Virtual Flight over Asteroid Vesta
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 30, 2019 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 141 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 took actual images and height data from NASA’s Dawn mission when it visited asteroid Vesta a few years ago and generated a virtual movie.”
— APOD editors, June 30, 2019
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- June 30, 2019
- 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 141 words