 |  Vesta –“ a planet-like asteroid
 28 May 2012
Even though it doesn’t quite qualify as a ’proper’ planet, the second most massive asteroid in the Solar System, Vesta –“ which has a diameter of approximately 530 kilometres –“ exhibits numerous planetary characteristics. This is just one of the many significant results of NASA’s Dawn mission, published in the journal Science on 11 May 2012. The Dawn spacecraft has been orbiting Vesta since 16 July 2011. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is involved in the mission.
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