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Dawn's Framing Camera Flys by Mars

Photojournal: PIA12065
Source: NASA/JPL/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: June 4, 2009
Each image on this High Resolution Stereo Camera Image Composite (HRSC) mosaic is of the same location observed by Dawn's Framing Camera when it flew by Mars to complete the spacecraft's gravity assist maneuver on February 17, 2009.

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