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An Impact Structure Resembling a Snowman

An Impact Structure Resembling a Snowman
Photojournal: PIA14719
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: September 19, 2011

NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on Aug. 20, 2011. This image was taken through the camera's clear filter. The image has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.

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