ASTEROID Size Comparison /4 Vesta Asteroid

The video provides an overview of Vesta, one of the largest asteroids in the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter. It discusses Vesta's discovery by German astronomer Hendrick Olmers in 1807, its naming after the Roman goddess of home and heart, and its characteristics, including its size and brightness. The video also covers NASA's Dawn mission, which explored Vesta from 2011 to 2012. Additionally, it lists the four largest asteroids in the belt: Ceres, Vesta, Pallas, and Hygiea.

Who discovered the asteroid Vesta?

• Galileo Galilei

• Carl Frederick Gauss

• Hendrick Olmers

• Johannes Kepler

What is the location of the asteroid belt?

• Between Mars and Jupiter

• Between Jupiter and Saturn

• Between Venus and Earth

• Between Earth and Mars

What is the mean diameter of Vesta?

• 326 kilometers

• 525 kilometers

• 400 kilometers

• 600 kilometers

Which spacecraft visited Vesta in 2011?

• Juno

• Dawn

• New Horizons

• Voyager 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the four largest asteroids in the belt?

• Pallas

• Europa

• Vesta

• Ceres