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Cinturón de asteroides

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Como estos días hemos estado revisando la mitología de los asteroides Juno, Vesta y Palals, aquí tenéis un video de donde se encuentra!

El Cinturón de Asteroides /The Asteroid belt

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Some Asteroids ( Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/JAXA/ESA) The asteroid belt lies between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. In this specific region, you will find the vast majority of asteroids. These asteroids are also known as minor planets or planetoids. Some of the main bodies in the asteroid belt are Ceres, Vesta, Pallas, Juno, and Hygiea. Ceres is the only asteroid that is classified as a dwarf planet, as it is the largest object in the inner solar system. Ceres and these four asteroids comprise about half the mass of the entire asteroid belt. The entire belt is made up of billions of bodies, but only 7,000 have received an official designation. Asteroids vary in size. Some of them are as small as pebbles and some of them have a diameter of more than 400 km. __________________ El cinturón de asteroides se encuentra entre las órbitas de los planetas Marte y Júpiter. En esta región específica, encontrará la gran mayoría de los asteroides. Estos asteroides tambié...

The mythology of Vesta / Mitología de Vesta

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Picture by/Imagen de Christina Balit Vesta was the firstborn daughter of Ops and Saturn, the eldest sister of the first generation of the Olympian gods. According to the Vesta myth, she was swallowed by Saturn and later rescued by Jupiter. She used to be represented in a long dress, many times with her head covered by a veil. Vesta is the goddess who never leaves home, Olympus, and is never involved in the struggles and wars of gods or mortals. As a warm-hearted goddess, she represented the divinity of the home and defended the life of the family, so families used to entrust themselves to her when they went through some misfortune or obstacle. She was worshiped before the other gods at all parties and banquets, as she was the oldest and most precious of the Olympian goddesses. An oath made on your behalf was the holiest of oaths, no matter what situation it was taken in. It was also very common to use her image in the homes of young people who were going to acquire knowledge, far ...

What's new in Vesta?

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Important Information about Vesta

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https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1247760/asteroid-news-nasa-data-reveals-very-important-information-volcanic-asteroid-vesta-news Did Vesta have a violent birth?

El superasteroide Vesta puede contener bolsas de magma

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https://www.europapress.es/ciencia/misiones-espaciales/noticia-superasteroide-vesta-puede-contener-bolsas-magma-20200226180507.html