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Topography of Vesta's South Polar Region III

Topography of Vesta's South Polar Region III
Photojournal: PIA15013
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: November 4, 2011

NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the central area of the south polar basin. This view is rotated by approximately 60°.

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