Crater on Asteroid Vesta
A false-color topographic map, projected onto a model having Vesta's elliptical shape. A circular impact crater, with central peak, clearly dominates the southern hemisphere.
The model has been rotated at 90 degree intervals. The map is based on photo-analysis of Hubble Space Telescope images.
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About the Object
Name: | Vesta |
Type: | Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Asteroid |
Category: | Solar System |