Large Vesta Crater

A giant crater on Vesta, first observed by Hubble. This impacted Vesta's southern hemisphere, perhaps causing a series of equatorial rifts. The crater only has part of a rim, perhaps due to Vesta's rapid rotation as the material fell back. Possible source of the Vesta class asteroids.

Approaching Vesta (June 2011)

 * http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/0623/NASA-s-Dawn-satellite-has-reached-the-asteroid-belt.-First-stop-Vesta