False-Color Image Shows Proof of an Impact
This false-color image obtained by NASA Dawn spacecraft shows a crater on the giant asteroid Vesta. The reddish coloring below the crater points to material that was hurled from Vesta interior during an impact or originated from the impactor itself.
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NASA ID
PIA14709
Date Created
September 16, 2011
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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