Wow!...You've got to surf over to this webpage!
You've got to check out the [time lapse] rotation movie taken of the asteroid, 4 Vesta,
by the HST recently!
If you're not left awestruck, your mouth hanging open, you're probably dead!
Check it out, man!!!
Here's the URL:
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2007/27/video/b/
And you have a choice of either the low bandwidth or high bandwidth video playback.
Both are good...BTW, the dark 'impact basin' that keeps rotating into view has now
been named after the 19th century astronomer, Mr. Olbers.
Think about it!...200 years ago, asteroid 4 Vesta was just a point of light in the most
powerful telescopes of the day.
Jake