Saturday, March 3, 2012

Another super close-up shot of Vesta

"These chains and clusters of craters were created by material that was ejected during the formation of a larger crater, which is located far outside of this image. These craters are called secondary craters because they are formed by material ejected from a primary impact of material from space."

NASA Dawn Image on Vesta: Chains and Clusters of Secondary Craters

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