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

Scarps, Hummocky Terrain and Impacts at Vesta's South Pole
Photojournal: PIA14794
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: September 30, 2011

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.

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