
This image of asteroid Vesta from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows a particularly smooth part of the giant asteroid surface, likely covered in fine-grained regolith material.
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NASA ID
PIA15552
Date Created
April 12, 2012
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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