Dawn Observes Vesta’s South Pole (Photo)

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is underway on its year-long science orbit of Vesta, and the space agency has published this latest image taken with Dawn’s framing camera, showing the asteroid’s south pole.
Dawn Observes Vesta’s South Pole (Photo)
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/dawn-image-071811-full.jpg" alt="NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on July 18. The smallest detail visible is about 1.2 miles (2.0 km). (NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA)" title="NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on July 18. The smallest detail visible is about 1.2 miles (2.0 km). (NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA)" width="590" class="size-medium wp-image-1800378"/></a>
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on July 18. The smallest detail visible is about 1.2 miles (2.0 km). (NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA)