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3-D Image of Vesta's 'Snowman' Craters

3-D Image of Vesta's 'Snowman' Craters
Photojournal: PIA15321
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: January 24, 2012

This anaglyph shows the topography of Vesta's "Snowman" craters on asteroid Vesta. The bottom crater is named Marcia, the middle crater, Calpurnia, and the top crater, Minucia. You need 3-D glasses to view this image.

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