Global view of Vesta in natural color

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Vesta is one of the more colorful asteroids in the solar system. This view is composed of 17 individual color frames, carefully assembled and draped over a digital model of the shape of Vesta. The color has been corrected to match Vesta's visible spectrum.

NASA / JPL / MPS / DLR / IDA / Björn Jónsson

For more information about the processing of this particular photo, visit unmannedspaceflight.com.

For general information about Björn's Vesta image processing methods, read his guest blog entry.

Copyright holder: Björn Jónsson

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Contact us to request publication permission from the copyright holder. Original image data dated on or about August 20, 2011