Islands in the Darkness
This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows a part of Vesta northern hemisphere, which is mostly in darkness. Since Dawn arrival at asteroid Vesta the sun has not illuminated Vesta most northerly latitudes.
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Details
NASA ID
PIA15402
Date Created
February 27, 2012
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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