The spacecraft was 28 miles (44 kilometers) high when it recorded this scene, which is 2.6 miles (4.2 kilometers) across. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDAWith a soccer-ball-sized Ceres, Vesta would be nearly five inches (more than 12 centimeters) in diameter. Readers with perfect memories may note that we used slightly smaller fractions in earlier Dawn Journals. For that matter, I am lucky to be able to communicate in terms that appeal to you, dear readers (or, at least, to some of you). Dr. Marc D. Rayman10:00 pm PDT August 22, 2018TAGS:DAWN, CERES, VESTA, DWARF PLANET, ASTEROID BELT, ASTEROIDS, SPACECRAFT, SOLAR SYSTEM