Pitted Terrain on Mars and Vesta
A distinctive pitted terrain observed by NASA Dawn mission on asteroid Vesta has also been seen on Mars. The morphologies of pits are similar on both bodies, with irregular shapes and sharp angles where pits share walls.
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PIA16185
Date Created
September 20, 2012
Center
JPL
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