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Vesta
second largest asteroid of the main asteroid belt

Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers
German physician and astronomer (1758-1840)
Dawn
NASA space probe exploring Vesta and Ceres
V-type asteroid
asteroid spectral type
HED meteorite
group of achondrites
diogenite
Diogenites are a group of the HED meteorite clan, a type of achondritic stony meteorites.
Howardite
Howardites are achondritic stony meteorites that originate from the surface of the asteroid 4 Vesta, and as such are part of the HED meteorite clan. There are about 200 distinct members known.
eucrite
Eucrites are achondritic stony meteorites, many of which originate from the surface of the asteroid 4 Vesta and are part of the HED meteorite clan. They are the most common achondrite group with over 100 meteorites found.

Anniversary
science fiction short story
Marooned off Vesta
1939 Isaac Asimov science fiction short story