
This image of asteroid Vesta, from NASA Dawn spacecraft, calculated from a shape model, shows a tilted view of the topography of the south polar region. This perspective removes the overall curvature of Vesta, as if the giant asteroid were flat and not
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NASA ID
PIA14869
Date Created
October 10, 2011
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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