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Apparent Brightness and Topography Images of Licinia Crater

Apparent Brightness and Topography Images of Licinia Crater
Photojournal: PIA15840
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: July 5, 2012

These images from NASA's Dawn spacecraft are located in asteroid Vesta's Floronia quadrangle, in Vesta's northern hemisphere. Licinia is the large, bowl shaped crater in the center with a sharp rim, which has a scalloped edge.

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