Vesta: observed-shape upgrade

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A shaped world, rather than a sphere

Vesta: observed-shape upgrade

Vesta is a large asteroid explored by Dawn. Its uneven shape and major impact features preserve evidence of a complex geological history. This is a shape-study upgrade to an existing Museum subject.

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At a glance

Collection: Universe
Section: Small bodies
Model: 34,560 triangles · 1.0 MB

Model coverage and boundaries

1 web meshes; 34,560 triangles; 2 embedded image textures. Source chunks/materials are not assumed to be physical components. No exploded view is offered.

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Evidence & model coverage

1 web meshes; 34,560 triangles; 2 embedded image textures. Source chunks/materials are not assumed to be physical components. No exploded view is offered.

Changes: Geometry and materials reserialized; Draco re-encoding may discard degenerate faces. Embedded textures reduced to at most 512 pixels per dimension. Original files retained privately.

Credit: NASA Visualization Technology Applications and Development (VTAD). Distributed by NASA. Educational/informational use under NASA media guidelines; no endorsement implied. Geometry and any supplied textures belong to this exact official package. No CC0 assertion.

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Meshes are normalized for viewing. Display size is not a measurement tool. This is an educational exterior/surface visualization; unmodeled interiors and hidden systems are not inferred.

File audit

Retrieved 16 October 2026. Original SHA-256: 6f00df4977c211a75fce65dd2badc9f39b12b58d3386e130c89f491dbc8f530b. Original and audit evidence retained privately. Full rights entry.