Vesta's shape and morphology

R. Jaumann; David Williams; D. L. Buczkowski; R. A. Yingst; F. Preusker; H. Hiesinger; N. Schmedemann; T. Kneissl; J. B. Vincent; D. T. Blewett; B. J. Buratti; U. Carsenty; B. W. Denevi; M. C. De Sanctis; W. B. Garry; H. U. Keller; E. Kersten; K. Krohn; J. Y. Li; S. Marchi; K. D. Matz; T. B. McCord; H. Y. McSween; S. C. Mest; D. W. Mittlefehldt; S. Mottola; A. Nathues; G. Neukum; D. P. O'Brien; C. M. Pieters; T. H. Prettyman; C. A. Raymond; T. Roatsch; C. T. Russell; P. Schenk; B. E. Schmidt; F. Scholten; K. Stephan; M. V. Sykes; P. Tricarico; R. Wagner; M. T. Zuber; H. Sierks

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Vesta's shape and morphology

R. Jaumann, David Williams, D. L. Buczkowski, R. A. Yingst, F. Preusker, H. Hiesinger, N. Schmedemann, T. Kneissl, J. B. Vincent, D. T. Blewett, B. J. Buratti, U. Carsenty, B. W. Denevi, M. C. De Sanctis, W. B. Garry, H. U. Keller, E. Kersten, K. Krohn, J. Y. Li, S. MarchiK. D. Matz, T. B. McCord, H. Y. McSween, S. C. Mest, D. W. Mittlefehldt, S. Mottola, A. Nathues, G. Neukum, D. P. O'Brien, C. M. Pieters, T. H. Prettyman, C. A. Raymond, T. Roatsch, C. T. Russell, P. Schenk, B. E. Schmidt, F. Scholten, K. Stephan, M. V. Sykes, P. Tricarico, R. Wagner, M. T. Zuber, H. Sierks

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Vesta's surface is characterized by abundant impact craters, some with preserved ejecta blankets, large troughs extending around the equatorial region, enigmatic dark material, and widespread mass wasting, but as yet an absence of volcanic features. Abundant steep slopes indicate that impact-generated surface regolith is underlain by bedrock. Dawn observations confirm the large impact basin (Rheasilvia) at Vesta's south pole and reveal evidence for an earlier, underlying large basin (Veneneia). Vesta's geology displays morphological features characteristic of the Moon and terrestrial planets as well as those of other asteroids, underscoring Vesta's unique role as a transitional solar system body.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	687-690
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	336
Issue number	6082
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1219122
State	Published - May 11 2012

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Jaumann, R., Williams, D., Buczkowski, D. L., Yingst, R. A., Preusker, F., Hiesinger, H., Schmedemann, N., Kneissl, T., Vincent, J. B., Blewett, D. T., Buratti, B. J., Carsenty, U., Denevi, B. W., De Sanctis, M. C., Garry, W. B., Keller, H. U., Kersten, E., Krohn, K., Li, J. Y., ... Sierks, H. (2012). Vesta's shape and morphology. Science, 336(6082), 687-690. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1219122

Jaumann, R, Williams, D, Buczkowski, DL, Yingst, RA, Preusker, F, Hiesinger, H, Schmedemann, N, Kneissl, T, Vincent, JB, Blewett, DT, Buratti, BJ, Carsenty, U, Denevi, BW, De Sanctis, MC, Garry, WB, Keller, HU, Kersten, E, Krohn, K, Li, JY, Marchi, S, Matz, KD, McCord, TB, McSween, HY, Mest, SC, Mittlefehldt, DW, Mottola, S, Nathues, A, Neukum, G, O'Brien, DP, Pieters, CM, Prettyman, TH, Raymond, CA, Roatsch, T, Russell, CT, Schenk, P, Schmidt, BE, Scholten, F, Stephan, K, Sykes, MV, Tricarico, P, Wagner, R, Zuber, MT & Sierks, H 2012, 'Vesta's shape and morphology', Science, vol. 336, no. 6082, pp. 687-690. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1219122

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