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Map of Rock Properties at Giant Asteroid Vesta

Map of Rock Properties at Giant Asteroid Vesta
Photojournal: PIA17475
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/ASI/INAF
Published: November 6, 2013

This colorized map from NASA's Dawn mission shows the types of rocks and minerals distributed around the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta.

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