Images from NASA’s Dawn probe have been used to create this rather awesome flyover video of the Vesta asteroid.
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Dawn flew by the giant asteroid in July and the data it sent back have already excited planetary scientists (see: Close-up of Vesta poses puzzle). It is due to depart in July 2012 and head on to its next stop. All being well, it should arrive at the Ceres asteroid in 2015.