Scarps, Hummocky Terrain and Impacts at Vesta’s South Pole

Scarps, Hummocky Terrain and Impacts at Vesta's South Pole
September 30, 2011
CreditNASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
PIA NumberPIA14794
Language
  • english

Slumping features and landslides can be clearly seen near the base of the largest scarp in this image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft. Some of the hummocky terrain near the scarps is probably due to landsliding.