Vesta

== Description ==
Vesta is the second most massive object in the main asteroid belt and ranks third in volume, after Ceres and Pallas. It was the fourth object in the asteroid belt to be discovered, and like Ceres, Pallas, and Juno, it was initially categorized as a planet until the discovery of many other similar objects led to their re-categorization as asteroids.
Vesta is unique in that it is the last known surviving rocky protoplanet in the Solar System, and as such has a differentiated interior. The planet suffered a massive impact less than one billion years ago, which excavated about 1% of its volume and left a crater over 500 kilometers wide near its south pole. The members of the prominent Vesta family of asteroids are likely debris from this event.
# This article has been adapted from Space Engine's in-game wiki
== Images ==
Vesta-000.jpg|Vesta is currently registered as one of the largest hunks of rock currently discovered in the solar system's asteroid belt.
Vesta-001.jpg|The affectionately named "Snowman" craters, located in the Marcia region of Vesta.
Vesta-002.jpg|A view of the Rheasilvia & Eusebia craters of Vesta.
Vesta-003.jpg|The distance of the sun from Vesta.
Vesta-004.png|Photograph taken in orbit of Vesta. Location unknown.
Category:Asteroids
Category:Real objects
Category:Solar System
Category:Objects
Category:Cold