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Hydrogen Map of Vesta

Hydrogen Map of Vesta
Photojournal: PIA16180
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/PSI/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: September 20, 2012

This map from NASA's Dawn mission shows the global distribution of hydrogen on the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta.

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