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Map of Bright Areas on Vesta

Map of Bright Areas on Vesta
Photojournal: PIA15233
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA/UMD
Published: March 21, 2012

This mosaic depicts a portion of asteroid Vesta imaged by NASA's Dawn spacecraft where pockets of bright materials are visible.

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