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This is the first image obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft after successfully entering orbit around Vesta.
This is the first image obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft after successfully entering orbit around Vesta.

Latest Image of Vesta captured by Dawn on July 17, 2011
This is the first image obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft after successfully entering orbit around Vesta.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 1000 x 1000
ID#: PIA14313
Added: 2011-07-18

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Latest Image of Vesta captured by Dawn on July 17, 2011

This is the first image obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft after successfully entering orbit around Vesta.

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NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this false-color image (right) of an impact crater in asteroid Vesta's equatorial region with its framing camera on July 25, 2011. The view on the left is from the camera's clear filter.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this false-color image (right) of an impact crater in asteroid Vesta's equatorial region with its framing camera on July 25, 2011. The view on the left is from the camera's clear filter.

False-Color Image of an Impact Crater on Vesta
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this false-color image (right) of an impact crater in asteroid Vesta's equatorial region with its framing camera on July 25, 2011. The view on the left is from the camera's clear filter.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 893 x 407
ID#: PIA14680
Added: 2011-08-24

Views: 2387

False-Color Image of an Impact Crater on Vesta

NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this false-color image (right) of an impact crater in asteroid Vesta's equatorial region with its framing camera on July 25, 2011. The view on the left is from the camera's clear filter.

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This enhanced image, taken by the framing camera instrument aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 9, 2011, views the south polar region of this giant asteroid.
This enhanced image, taken by the framing camera instrument aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 9, 2011, views the south polar region of this giant asteroid.

An Enhanced View of Vesta's South Polar Region
This enhanced image, taken by the framing camera instrument aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 9, 2011, views the south polar region of this giant asteroid.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 672 x 666
ID#: PIA14315
Added: 2011-07-18

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An Enhanced View of Vesta's South Polar Region

This enhanced image, taken by the framing camera instrument aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 9, 2011, views the south polar region of this giant asteroid.

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NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on Aug. 26, 2011. The detail in this image shows impacts of all sizes, grooves, scarps and smooth areas.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on Aug. 26, 2011. The detail in this image shows impacts of all sizes, grooves, scarps and smooth areas.

Impacts and Grooves on Vesta
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on Aug. 26, 2011. The detail in this image shows impacts of all sizes, grooves, scarps and smooth areas.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 1024 x 1024
ID#: PIA14717
Added: 2011-09-17

Views: 1812

Impacts and Grooves on Vesta

NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on Aug. 26, 2011. The detail in this image shows impacts of all sizes, grooves, scarps and smooth areas.

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NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of the surface of asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on August 11, 2011. It was taken through the camera's clear filter. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of the surface of asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on August 11, 2011. It was taken through the camera's clear filter. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

Craters and Grooves
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of the surface of asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on August 11, 2011. It was taken through the camera's clear filter. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 593 x 593
ID#: PIA14685
Added: 2011-08-29

Views: 2239

Craters and Grooves

NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of the surface of asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on August 11, 2011. It was taken through the camera's clear filter. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

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The south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta reveals cliffs that are several miles or kilometers high, deep grooves, and craters. This oblique view is from NASA's Dawn spacecraft.
The south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta reveals cliffs that are several miles or kilometers high, deep grooves, and craters. This oblique view is from NASA's Dawn spacecraft.

High Cliffs at Vesta's South Pole
The south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta reveals cliffs that are several miles or kilometers high, deep grooves, and craters. This oblique view is from NASA's Dawn spacecraft.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 3840 x 2160
ID#: PIA14713
Added: 2011-09-16

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High Cliffs at Vesta's South Pole

The south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta reveals cliffs that are several miles or kilometers high, deep grooves, and craters. This oblique view is from NASA's Dawn spacecraft.

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NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained these images with its framing camera on Aug.17 and Sept.17, 2011. The left hand image shows scarps, mostly near the bottom. The right hand image is a close up, higher resolution view of a large part of the raised mound.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained these images with its framing camera on Aug.17 and Sept.17, 2011. The left hand image shows scarps, mostly near the bottom. The right hand image is a close up, higher resolution view of a large part of the raised mound.

Two Different Resolution Images of Vesta's South Polar Region
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained these images with its framing camera on Aug.17 and Sept.17, 2011. The left hand image shows scarps, mostly near the bottom. The right hand image is a close up, higher resolution view of a large part of the raised mound.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 2600 x 1500
ID#: PIA14796
Added: 2011-10-02

Views: 2135

Two Different Resolution Images of Vesta's South Polar Region

NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained these images with its framing camera on Aug.17 and Sept.17, 2011. The left hand image shows scarps, mostly near the bottom. The right hand image is a close up, higher resolution view of a large part of the raised mound.

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This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a fresh scarp rimmed crater with many boulders on asteroid Vesta's crater floor. These boulders have diameters of 100-200m, which is roughly the size of many asteroids.
This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a fresh scarp rimmed crater with many boulders on asteroid Vesta's crater floor. These boulders have diameters of 100-200m, which is roughly the size of many asteroids.

Boulders on Vesta
This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a fresh scarp rimmed crater with many boulders on asteroid Vesta's crater floor. These boulders have diameters of 100-200m, which is roughly the size of many asteroids.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 562 x 676
ID#: PIA14892
Added: 2011-10-12

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Boulders on Vesta

This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a fresh scarp rimmed crater with many boulders on asteroid Vesta's crater floor. These boulders have diameters of 100-200m, which is roughly the size of many asteroids.

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This image of asteroid Vesta, from NASA's Dawn spacecraft, calculated from a shape model, shows a tilted view of the topography of the south polar region. This perspective removes the overall curvature of Vesta, as if the giant asteroid were flat and not
This image of asteroid Vesta, from NASA's Dawn spacecraft, calculated from a shape model, shows a tilted view of the topography of the south polar region. This perspective removes the overall curvature of Vesta, as if the giant asteroid were flat and not

Oblique View of Vesta's South Polar Region
This image of asteroid Vesta, from NASA's Dawn spacecraft, calculated from a shape model, shows a tilted view of the topography of the south polar region. This perspective removes the overall curvature of Vesta, as if the giant asteroid were flat and not

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 1500 x 600
ID#: PIA14869
Added: 2011-10-10

Views: 2059

Oblique View of Vesta's South Polar Region

This image of asteroid Vesta, from NASA's Dawn spacecraft, calculated from a shape model, shows a tilted view of the topography of the south polar region. This perspective removes the overall curvature of Vesta, as if the giant asteroid were flat and not

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NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on August 11, 2011. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on August 11, 2011. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

Up and Down in Vesta's Cratered Terrain
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on August 11, 2011. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 1024 x 1024
ID#: PIA14678
Added: 2011-08-22

Views: 2296

Up and Down in Vesta's Cratered Terrain

NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on August 11, 2011. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

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In this image, obtained by the framing camera on NASA's Dawn spacecraft, a set of three craters, informally nicknamed 'Snowman' by the camera's team members, is located in the northern hemisphere of Vesta.
In this image, obtained by the framing camera on NASA's Dawn spacecraft, a set of three craters, informally nicknamed 'Snowman' by the camera's team members, is located in the northern hemisphere of Vesta.

Close-up View of 'Snowman' Craters
In this image, obtained by the framing camera on NASA's Dawn spacecraft, a set of three craters, informally nicknamed 'Snowman' by the camera's team members, is located in the northern hemisphere of Vesta.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 1651 x 878
ID#: PIA14323
Added: 2011-08-01

Views: 3083

Close-up View of 'Snowman' Craters

In this image, obtained by the framing camera on NASA's Dawn spacecraft, a set of three craters, informally nicknamed 'Snowman' by the camera's team members, is located in the northern hemisphere of Vesta.

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When NASA's Dawn spacecraft sent the first images of the giant asteroid Vesta to the ground, scientists were fascinated by an enormous mound inside a big circular depression at the south pole. You need 3-D glasses to view this image.
When NASA's Dawn spacecraft sent the first images of the giant asteroid Vesta to the ground, scientists were fascinated by an enormous mound inside a big circular depression at the south pole. You need 3-D glasses to view this image.

Vesta's Surface in 3-D: A Big Mountain at the Asteroid's South Pole
When NASA's Dawn spacecraft sent the first images of the giant asteroid Vesta to the ground, scientists were fascinated by an enormous mound inside a big circular depression at the south pole. You need 3-D glasses to view this image.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 2520 x 2900
ID#: PIA14705
Added: 2011-09-16

Views: 2127

Vesta's Surface in 3-D: A Big Mountain at the Asteroid's South Pole

When NASA's Dawn spacecraft sent the first images of the giant asteroid Vesta to the ground, scientists were fascinated by an enormous mound inside a big circular depression at the south pole. You need 3-D glasses to view this image.

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This composite image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft is a simulated true color image of asteroid Vesta's northern and equatorial regions.
This composite image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft is a simulated true color image of asteroid Vesta's northern and equatorial regions.

Vesta's Northern and Equatorial Regions in Simulated True Color
This composite image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft is a simulated true color image of asteroid Vesta's northern and equatorial regions.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Visible and Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (VIR)
Size: 647 x 604
ID#: PIA14973
Added: 2011-10-26

Views: 1722

Vesta's Northern and Equatorial Regions in Simulated True Color

This composite image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft is a simulated true color image of asteroid Vesta's northern and equatorial regions.

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This 3-D image of the asteroid Vesta was taken on July 9, 2011 by the framing camera instrument aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft. You need 3D glasses to view this image.
This 3-D image of the asteroid Vesta was taken on July 9, 2011 by the framing camera instrument aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft. You need 3D glasses to view this image.

Anaglyph Image of Vesta's South Polar Region
This 3-D image of the asteroid Vesta was taken on July 9, 2011 by the framing camera instrument aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft. You need 3D glasses to view this image.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 550 x 537
ID#: PIA14314
Added: 2011-07-18

Views: 4801

Anaglyph Image of Vesta's South Polar Region

This 3-D image of the asteroid Vesta was taken on July 9, 2011 by the framing camera instrument aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft. You need 3D glasses to view this image.

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NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of terrestrial mountains on asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on Aug. 26, 2011. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of terrestrial mountains on asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on Aug. 26, 2011. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

Steep Slope on Vesta
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of terrestrial mountains on asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on Aug. 26, 2011. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 1024 x 1024
ID#: PIA14700
Added: 2011-09-13

Views: 1526

Steep Slope on Vesta

NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of terrestrial mountains on asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on Aug. 26, 2011. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

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NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of asteroid Vesta's south polar scarp with its framing camera on August 12, 2011. The image was taken through the framing camera's clear filter. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of asteroid Vesta's south polar scarp with its framing camera on August 12, 2011. The image was taken through the framing camera's clear filter. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

South Polar Scarp
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of asteroid Vesta's south polar scarp with its framing camera on August 12, 2011. The image was taken through the framing camera's clear filter. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 1024 x 1024
ID#: PIA14684
Added: 2011-08-28

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South Polar Scarp

NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of asteroid Vesta's south polar scarp with its framing camera on August 12, 2011. The image was taken through the framing camera's clear filter. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

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This false-color image obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a crater on the giant asteroid Vesta. The reddish coloring below the crater points to material that was hurled from Vesta's interior during an impact or originated from the impactor itself.
This false-color image obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a crater on the giant asteroid Vesta. The reddish coloring below the crater points to material that was hurled from Vesta's interior during an impact or originated from the impactor itself.

False-Color Image Shows Proof of an Impact
This false-color image obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a crater on the giant asteroid Vesta. The reddish coloring below the crater points to material that was hurled from Vesta's interior during an impact or originated from the impactor itself.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 799 x 862
ID#: PIA14709
Added: 2011-09-16

Views: 1672

False-Color Image Shows Proof of an Impact

This false-color image obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a crater on the giant asteroid Vesta. The reddish coloring below the crater points to material that was hurled from Vesta's interior during an impact or originated from the impactor itself.

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This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows craters with both sharp and smooth rims. The most obvious is the large crater in the bottom left of the image.
This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows craters with both sharp and smooth rims. The most obvious is the large crater in the bottom left of the image.

Unusual Craters on Vesta II
This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows craters with both sharp and smooth rims. The most obvious is the large crater in the bottom left of the image.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 1024 x 1024
ID#: PIA14960
Added: 2011-10-21

Views: 1558

Unusual Craters on Vesta II

This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows craters with both sharp and smooth rims. The most obvious is the large crater in the bottom left of the image.

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NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of dark patches and stripes on crater walls on asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on August 18, 2011. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of dark patches and stripes on crater walls on asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on August 18, 2011. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

Dark Patches and Stripes on Crater Walls
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of dark patches and stripes on crater walls on asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on August 18, 2011. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 1024 x 1024
ID#: PIA14693
Added: 2011-09-06

Views: 1531

Dark Patches and Stripes on Crater Walls

NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of dark patches and stripes on crater walls on asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on August 18, 2011. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

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NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of craters with bright features on asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on August 18, 2011. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of craters with bright features on asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on August 18, 2011. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

Craters with Bright Features
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of craters with bright features on asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on August 18, 2011. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 1024 x 1024
ID#: PIA14692
Added: 2011-09-05

Views: 1433

Craters with Bright Features

NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of craters with bright features on asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on August 18, 2011. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

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In this image of the asteroid Vesta, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft just shortly before the beginning of high altitude mapping orbit, north is up and the upper right corner is to the northeast.
In this image of the asteroid Vesta, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft just shortly before the beginning of high altitude mapping orbit, north is up and the upper right corner is to the northeast.

Dawn Approaching Vesta Just Before the Beginning of High Altitude Mapping Orbit
In this image of the asteroid Vesta, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft just shortly before the beginning of high altitude mapping orbit, north is up and the upper right corner is to the northeast.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 1024 x 1024
ID#: PIA14799
Added: 2011-09-30

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Dawn Approaching Vesta Just Before the Beginning of High Altitude Mapping Orbit

In this image of the asteroid Vesta, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft just shortly before the beginning of high altitude mapping orbit, north is up and the upper right corner is to the northeast.

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The broad morphology of asteroid Vesta's mountain/central complex is clear in this image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft; it is a roughly circular topographic mound, which is approximately 200km in diameter and has approximately 20km of relief from its base.
The broad morphology of asteroid Vesta's mountain/central complex is clear in this image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft; it is a roughly circular topographic mound, which is approximately 200km in diameter and has approximately 20km of relief from its base.

Anaglyph Image of the Mountain-Central Complex in Vesta's South Polar Region
The broad morphology of asteroid Vesta's mountain/central complex is clear in this image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft; it is a roughly circular topographic mound, which is approximately 200km in diameter and has approximately 20km of relief from its base.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 1260 x 1450
ID#: PIA14891
Added: 2011-10-11

Views: 1365

Anaglyph Image of the Mountain-Central Complex in Vesta's South Polar Region

The broad morphology of asteroid Vesta's mountain/central complex is clear in this image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft; it is a roughly circular topographic mound, which is approximately 200km in diameter and has approximately 20km of relief from its base.

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This image obtained by the framing camera on NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta. Scientists are discussing whether the circular structure that covers most of this image originated by a collision with another asteroid.
This image obtained by the framing camera on NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta. Scientists are discussing whether the circular structure that covers most of this image originated by a collision with another asteroid.

Viewing the South Pole of Vesta
This image obtained by the framing camera on NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta. Scientists are discussing whether the circular structure that covers most of this image originated by a collision with another asteroid.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 3840 x 2160
ID#: PIA14712
Added: 2011-09-16

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Viewing the South Pole of Vesta

This image obtained by the framing camera on NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta. Scientists are discussing whether the circular structure that covers most of this image originated by a collision with another asteroid.

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NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of the surface of asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on August 11, 2011. It was taken through the camera's clear filter. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of the surface of asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on August 11, 2011. It was taken through the camera's clear filter. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

Bright and Dark Material on Vesta
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of the surface of asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on August 11, 2011. It was taken through the camera's clear filter. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 1024 x 1024
ID#: PIA14687
Added: 2011-08-31

Views: 1539

Bright and Dark Material on Vesta

NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of the surface of asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on August 11, 2011. It was taken through the camera's clear filter. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

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This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows craters in various states of degradation on the asteroid Vesta.
This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows craters in various states of degradation on the asteroid Vesta.

Craters in Various States of Degradation
This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows craters in various states of degradation on the asteroid Vesta.

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Mission: Dawn
Spacecraft: Dawn
Instrument: Framing Camera
Size: 765 x 765
ID#: PIA14675
Added: 2011-08-19

Views: 1793

Craters in Various States of Degradation

This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows craters in various states of degradation on the asteroid Vesta.

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