A preliminary global geologic map of Vesta based on high-altitude mapping orbit data

• Main Authors: Yingst, R. Aileen, Mest, S., Garry, W. Brent, Williams, David A, Berman, D., Jaumann, R., Pieters, C.M., Ammannito, E., Buczkowski, D.L., De Sanctis, M. C., Frigeri, A., Le Corre, L., Preusker, Frank, Raymond, C.A., Reddy, V., Russell, C.T., Roatsch, Thomas, Schenk, P., Dawn, Science Team
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Planetengeologie; South Pole; Hubble; South pole
• Online Access: https://elib.dlr.de/76088/; https://elib.dlr.de/76088/1/1359.pdf

Previous maps of the asteroid Vesta were derived from albedo and elevation (Hubble Space Telescope, 38-52 km/pixel), and color data and Earthbased spectroscopy were utilized to generate mineralogic and lithologic maps [1-6]. The Dawn spacecraft has acquired images of Vesta at resolutions up to 500x...