
This is the first global map of the giant asteroid Vesta composed from images recorded by the framing camera aboard NASA Dawn spacecraft. The equator is running parallel to the upper image border, approximately above the bright, smooth band of troughs.
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NASA ID
PIA14703
Date Created
September 16, 2011
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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