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The Sky at Night•Season 55•Episode 8

Dawn at Vesta

Aug 8, 2011

The NASA spacecraft Dawn is getting up close and personal with the asteroid Vesta. Sir Patrick Moore discusses the first fly-by images of this most unusual asteroid, which will tell us more about how our solar system formed some 4.5 billion years ago. Paul Abel

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Volcanoes of the Solar System

Orion the Hunter

700 Not Out

Double Star Party

Storm Chasing

Cygnus the Swan

The Stars Indoors

Dawn at Vesta

Final Frontier

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Patrick Moore

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Episode Summary

"Dawn at Vesta" is episode 8 of The Sky at Night season 55. It aired on August 8, 2011.

Next: E9 · Final Frontier Best of Season 55