Ejecta from a Fresh Crater Covering Older Craters and Crater Chains
This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft is dominated by a wide, young, fresh crater on asteroid Vesta. Surrounding this crater is its ejecta blanket, a covering of small particles that were thrown out during the impact that formed the crater.
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NASA ID
PIA15044
Date Created
November 10, 2011
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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