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Global Surface Modification of Asteroid 4 Vesta Following the Rheasilvia Impact
… A geologically young (~1 Ga) giant impact basin, Rheasilvia, which has a diameter nearly equal to that of Vesta, dominates Vesta’s southern hemisphere. In addition to opening a massive crater, the impact that formed the Rheasilvia basin produced a shockwave that was sufficiently strong to modify …
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Mass wasting and the Coriolis effect on asteroid Vesta
… the Coriolis force on mass motion related to the Rheasilvia impact basin on asteroid (4) Vesta's southern hemisphere. The giant basin is 500km in diameter, with a centre which nearly coincides with the rotation axis of Vesta. The Rheasilvia basin partially overlaps an earlier, similarly large …