Stereo anaglyph image of 4 Vesta, a 500km diameter asteroid in the main belt, taken by the Dawn spacecraft. The 3D view reveals equatorial ridges, troughs, and craters, including the "Snowman" crater trio. Red/blue glasses required for 3D effect. Image scale bar shows 100 km.

Astronomy Picture from 20/08/2011

Stereo Vesta

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110820.html


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