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Craters in Various States of Degradation

Craters in Various States of Degradation
Photojournal: PIA14675
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: August 19, 2011

This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows craters in various states of degradation on the asteroid Vesta.

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