Surface feature · 4 Vesta
Rheasilvia
An enormous impact basin covering much of the south pole of the asteroid Vesta, with a central peak among the tallest in the Solar System. Its excavation launched the HED meteorites.
Highlights
- ›Its impact created the HED meteorites
Explored by
Knowledge connections
- Member of groupImpact Basin
- Located on4 Vesta
- Associated withDawn
- Associated with4 Vesta
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- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
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