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Colorized Infrared View of Vesta

Colorized Infrared View of Vesta
Photojournal: PIA15671
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/INAF/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: May 10, 2012

This image from NASA's Dawn mission shows the varied minerals on the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta in false color.

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