Astronomers have deduced from a meteorite that the second largest asteroid in the Asteroid Belt was part of a tremendous collision

Astronomers have deduced from a meteorite that the second largest asteroid in the Asteroid Belt was part of a tremendous collision
The crater in Turkey originated from a fragment of Vesta that was expelled 22 million years ago
This concludes the revolutionary mission to the Asteroid Belt after 11 years of service
The legacy of Dawn has taught astronomers remarkable things about the evolution of the inner Solar System
Scientists have accessed powerful data that allows them to study the dwarf planet’s inner structure
The luminous features on the dwarf planet gleam with mystery in new views delivered by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft