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Anaglyph Image of Vesta's Equatorial Region (I)

Anaglyph Image of Vesta's Equatorial Region (I)
Photojournal: PIA14798
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: October 4, 2011

This anaglyph image shows the topography of part of Vesta's equatorial region. These craters are classed as ruin eroded craters and are most clear in the center of the image, above the troughs. You need 3D glasses to view this image.

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