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Bright and Dark Material on Vesta NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on August 12, 2011.

Equatorial Grooves Imaged at Limb of Vesta NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on August 11, 2011.

Craters and Grooves NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of the surface of Vesta with its framing camera on August 11, 2011.

South Polar Scarp NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on August 12, 2011.

Dark Hill NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of the surface of Vesta with its framing camera on August 12, 2011.

Topography of Vesta's Surface This view of the topography of Vesta's surface is composed of several images obtained with the clear filter in the framing camera on NASA's Dawn spacecraft on August 6, 2011.

Central Mound at the South Pole NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image -- of a central mound in a large structure at the south pole -- with its framing camera on August 12, 2011.

False-Color Image of an Impact Crater on Vesta NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this false-color image of an impact crater in Vesta's equatorial region with its framing camera on July 25, 2011.

Topography of Troughs on Vesta This view of the topography of Vesta's surface is composed of several images obtained with the clear filter in the framing camera on NASA's Dawn spacecraft on August 6, 2011

Up and Down in Vesta's Cratered Terrain NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on August 11, 2011. This image was taken through the camera's clear filter.

False-Color Image of Vesta's Equatorial Region NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this false-color image with its framing camera on July 25, 2011.

Anaglyph of the 'Snowman' Crater This anaglyph image shows the topography of Vesta's three craters, informally named the "Snowman," obtained by the framing camera instrument aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft on August 6, 2011.

Craters in Various States of Degradation NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on August 6, 2011. This image was taken through the camera's clear filter.

Topography of Densely Cratered Deformed Terrain This anaglyph image shows the topography of Vesta's densely cratered terrain obtained by the framing camera instrument aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft on August 6, 2011.

Detailed 'Snowman' Crater NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on August 6, 2011. This image was taken through the camera's clear filter.

Densely Cratered Terrain Near the Terminator NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on August 6, 2011. This image was taken through the camera's clear filter.

Bright and Dark Material on Vesta's Surface NASA’s Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on August 6, 2011. This image was taken through the framing camera’s clear filter aboard the spacecraft.

Cratered Terrain with Hills and Ridges NASA’s Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on August 6, 2011. This image was taken through the framing camera’s clear filter aboard the spacecraft.

Two Large Young Craters

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on August 6, 2011. This image was taken through the framing camera’s clear filter aboard the spacecraft. 

Old and Heavily Cratered Terrain on Vesta NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on August 6, 2011. This image was taken through the framing camera's clear filter aboard the spacecraft.