NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on Sept. 3, 2011. This image was taken through the camera's clear filter. The image has a resolution of about 220 meters per pixel.
More information about Dawn is online at http://www.nasa.gov/dawn and http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov .
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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Target | 4 Vesta | |
System | Main Belt | |
Target Type | Asteroid | |
Mission | Dawn | |
Instrument Host | Dawn | |
Host Type | Orbiter | |
Instrument | Framing Camera (FC) | |
Detector | ||
Extra Keywords | Crater, Grayscale | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 2011-09-14 | |
Date in Caption | ||
Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA14701 | |
Identifier | PIA14701 |