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Distribution of Vesta's Dark Materials, Southern View

Distribution of Vesta's Dark Materials, Southern View
Photojournal: PIA16632
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: January 3, 2013

This map shows the distribution of dark materials throughout the southern hemisphere of the giant asteroid Vesta. The circles, diamonds, and stars show where the dark material appears in craters, spots and topographic highs.

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