Global Map of Vesta's Average Surface Temperature (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Global Map of Vesta's Average Surface Temperature

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As this global map of average surface temperature shows, the warmer equatorial zone of the giant asteroid Vesta is likely too warm to sustain water ice below the surface.

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Image credit: NASA/GSFC/UMBC

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