
This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows dark colored mountains top of the image in the northern region of asteroid Vesta. The origin of such mountains is currently being investigated.
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NASA ID
PIA14793
Date Created
September 29, 2011
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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