Successive Formation of Impact Craters
This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows two overlapping impact craters on asteroid Vesta. The rims of the craters are both reasonably fresh but the larger crater must be older because the smaller crater cuts across the larger crater rim.
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NASA ID
PIA15382
Date Created
February 16, 2012
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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