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Topography and Albedo Image of Caparronia Crater

Topography and Albedo Image of Caparronia Crater
Photojournal: PIA15319
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: January 20, 2012

These images from NASA's Dawn spacecraft show Caparronia crater on asteroid Vesta.

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