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3-D Image of Fresh Craters

3-D Image of Fresh Craters
Photojournal: PIA15453
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: March 8, 2012

This anaglyph from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows three fresh craters on asteroid Vesta, which have been nicknamed the 'Snowman' craters. You need 3D glasses to view this image.

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