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Dawn Image of the Day / May 2012

   
Urbinia and Sossia craters
Urbinia and Sossia craters
May 17, 2012

This Dawn Framing Camera image of Vesta shows Urbinia and Sossia craters. Urbinia is the large crater, which dominates the top left of the image, and Sossia is the small crater surrounded by dark material in the bottom of the image.

Image Credit: NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ UCLA/ MPS/ DLR/ IDA
    Serena crater
Serena crater
May 16, 2012

This Dawn framing camera (FC) image of Vesta shows Serena crater, which is the large crater in the left middle of the image.

Image Credit: NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ UCLA/ MPS/ DLR/ IDA
    Scantia crater
Scantia crater
May 15, 2012

This Dawn framing camera (FC) image of Vesta shows Scantia crater, which is the large crater in the bottom left corner of the image.

Image Credit: NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ UCLA/ MPS/ DLR/ IDA
    Rubria crater
Rubria crater
May 14, 2012

This Dawn framing camera (FC) image of Vesta shows Rubria crater, which is the crater with the dark and bright material, that is offset from the center of the image.

Image Credit: NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ UCLA/ MPS/ DLR/ IDA
   
           
Octavia crater
Octavia crater
May 11, 2012

This Dawn framing camera (FC) image of Vesta shows Octavia crater, which is the large crater in the right of the image.

Image Credit: NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ UCLA/ MPS/ DLR/ IDA
    Occia crater
Occia crater
May 10, 2012

This Dawn framing camera (FC) image of Vesta shows Occia crater in the top left part of the image.

Image Credit: NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ UCLA/ MPS/ DLR/ IDA
    Rubria and Occia craters
Rubria and Occia craters
May 9, 2012

This Dawn framing camera (FC) image of Vesta shows Rubria and Occia craters. Rubria is the crater in the top center of the image and Occia is the crater just below the middle of the image on the right side.

Image Credit: NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ UCLA/ MPS/ DLR/ IDA
    Lepida crater
Lepida crater
May 8, 2012

This Dawn framing camera (FC) image of Vesta shows Lepida crater. Lepida is the large crater that dominates the right side of the image.

Image Credit: NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ UCLA/ MPS/ DLR/ IDA
   
           
Helena and Laelia craters
Helena and Laelia craters
May 7, 2012

This Dawn framing camera image of Vesta shows Helena crater, which is the crater that resembles the shape of a butterfly’s wings in the center of the image, and Laelia crater, which is the crater in the bottom right corner of the image.

Image Credit: NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ UCLA/ MPS/ DLR/ IDA
    Laelia crater
Laelia crater
May 4, 2012

This Dawn framing camera (FC) image of Vesta shows Laelia crater, which is the crater with dark material inside of it and surrounding it in the bottom center of the image.

Image Credit: NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ UCLA/ MPS/ DLR/ IDA
    Laelia and Sextilia craters
Laelia and Sextilia craters
May 3, 2012

This Dawn framing camera (FC) image of Vesta shows Laelia crater and Sextilia crater. Sextilia crater is the large crater in the top right of the image, which is approximately 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) in diameter.

Image Credit: NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ UCLA/ MPS/ DLR/ IDA
    Justina crater
Justina crater
May 2, 2012

This Dawn framing camera (FC) image of Vesta shows Justina crater, which is the crater surrounded by bright material, in the bottom left of the image.

Image Credit: NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ UCLA/ MPS/ DLR/ IDA
   
           
Fabia crater
Fabia crater
May 1, 2012

This Dawn framing camera (FC) image of Vesta shows Fabia crater on the right side of the image.

Image Credit: NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ UCLA/ MPS/ DLR/ IDA