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post Sep 27 2007, 12:31 PM
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Pushing out of Earth orbit now...........

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post Feb 14 2008, 07:51 PM
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The weathering being referred to here is the general darkening of an airless surface by the implantation of solar wind particles. Local areas of relatively high magnetic strength on the moon are lighter colored than their surroundings because they prevent this weathering.

But you make a good point. Vesta might have more gardening from impacts, since it is in the main belt. That could lighten up the surface, too. Which might make it even harder to guess about the cause.

Edit - Wait, wait. Sorry. You were talking about micrometeorites. Yes, they do darken the surface. I really don't know by what proportion. However, if you look at a picture of Reiner Gamma on the moon, you can see what a difference a magnetic shield can make.
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- SkyeLab   Dawn Cruise   Sep 27 2007, 12:31 PM
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|- - punkboi   Godspeed, Dawn!   Sep 27 2007, 04:18 PM
|- - Rakhir   QUOTE (climber @ Sep 27 2007, 04:10 PM) W...   Sep 27 2007, 08:49 PM
- - dvandorn   Well -- I missed the launch (6:34 am is a little e...   Sep 27 2007, 05:18 PM
- - stevesliva   Amazing! Given the incredible complexity of t...   Sep 27 2007, 05:39 PM
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|- - ugordan   QUOTE (Toma B @ Sep 28 2007, 09:33 AM) I ...   Sep 28 2007, 07:36 AM
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|- - elakdawalla   QUOTE (Toma B @ Sep 28 2007, 12:33 AM) I ...   Sep 28 2007, 04:35 PM
- - Greg Hullender   jabe: No, that's not it, but this has already ...   Sep 29 2007, 05:46 AM
|- - jabe   QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Sep 29 2007, 05:4...   Sep 29 2007, 11:56 AM
- - Del Palmer   Latest Dawn journal: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mis...   Oct 2 2007, 05:14 PM
|- - punkboi   Interesting journal. Hopefully, a "Where is ...   Oct 2 2007, 05:41 PM
|- - Stephen   QUOTE (punkboi @ Oct 3 2007, 03:41 AM) In...   Oct 3 2007, 02:38 AM
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|- - Stephen   QUOTE (djellison @ Oct 3 2007, 04:59 PM) ...   Oct 4 2007, 02:03 AM
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