Hubble Space Telescope Images of Asteroid 4 Vesta in 1994

The Planetary Camera of the WFPC2 on board the Hubble Space Telescope was used in late 1994 to record 56 images of Asteroid 4 Vesta in four compositionally diagnostic wavelength bands. The images were taken at eight epochs to give global coverage of Vesta at an aspect of approximately 16° north lati...

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Published inIcarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) Vol. 128; no. 1; pp. 83 - 87
Main Authors Zellner, Benjamin H., Albrecht, Rudolph, Binzel, Richard P., Gaffey, Michael J., Thomas, Peter C., Storrs, Alex D., Wells, Eddie N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.07.1997
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Summary:The Planetary Camera of the WFPC2 on board the Hubble Space Telescope was used in late 1994 to record 56 images of Asteroid 4 Vesta in four compositionally diagnostic wavelength bands. The images were taken at eight epochs to give global coverage of Vesta at an aspect of approximately 16° north latitude. The prograde rotation of Vesta is clearly revealed by surface markings contributing to a hemispherical albedo difference.
ISSN:0019-1035
1090-2643
DOI:10.1006/icar.1997.5735