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Full View of Vesta

Full View of Vesta
Photojournal: PIA15678
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCAL/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: September 11, 2012

As NASA's Dawn spacecraft takes off for its next destination, this mosaic synthesizes some of the best views the spacecraft had of the giant asteroid Vesta. The set of three craters known as the 'snowman' can be seen at the top left.

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