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Topography and Albedo Image of Pinaria Crater

Topography and Albedo Image of Pinaria Crater
Photojournal: PIA15196
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: January 9, 2012

These images from NASA's Dawn spacecraft show Pinaria crater on asteroid Vesta, after which Pinaria quadrangle is named. Many young fresh impact craters are visible on the slumped material.

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