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Anaglyph Image of Vesta's Southeastern Latitudes

Anaglyph Image of Vesta's Southeastern Latitudes
Photojournal: PIA14797
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: October 3, 2011

This anaglyph from NASA's Dawn spacecraft image shows the topography of asteroid Vesta's southeastern region. You need 3-D glasses to view this image.

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