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Topography and Albedo Image of Part of Lucaria Tholus Quadrangle

Topography and Albedo Image of Part of Lucaria Tholus Quadrangle
Photojournal: PIA15123
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: November 25, 2011

These images from NASA's Dawn spacecraft show part of Lucaria Tholus quadrangle in asteroid Vesta's northern hemisphere. Lucaria Tholus quadrangle is in Vesta's heavily cratered northern hemisphere.

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