The last place you'd expect to find signs of water erosion is in the Asteroid Belt, but researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory say that data collected during the Dawnspacecraft's visit to Vesta indicates that it not only once had water, but that it formed gullies and other erosion features on its surface. .. Continue Reading Dawn probe data indicates ancient flowing water on Vesta
Section: Space
Tags: Asteroid, Dawn, JPL, NASA, Spacecraft, Unmanned
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