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3-D Image of the Central Complex in Vesta's Rheasilvia Impact Basin

3-D Image of the Central Complex in Vesta's Rheasilvia Impact Basin
Photojournal: PIA15322
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: January 25, 2012

This anaglyph shows the central complex in asteroid Vesta's Rheasilvia impact basin. The central complex about two and a half times taller than Mt. Everest. You need 3-D glasses to view this image.

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