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Dawn HAMO Image 61

Dawn HAMO Image 61
Photojournal: PIA20123
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: November 17, 2015

This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, displays a linear structure trending from northeast to southwest (lower left to upper right). The graben might be interpreted as a chain of collapsed pits or secondary craters.

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