Vesta’s surface in 3D: details of undulated terrain in the south polar basin
Vesta’s surface in 3D: details of undulated terrain in the south polar basin
3D images have great potential for scientists to get a realistic impression of the solid surface of a planet. In this image, obtained by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft from an altitude of about 2400 kilometres above the surface of asteroid Vesta, an undulated topography with impact craters, ridges and grooves is visible in the area surrounding Vesta’s south pole.
Use red-cyan (red-blue, or red-green) glasses for a three-dimensional impression of the image. Image resolution is about 250 metres per pixel.
