Chains and Clusters of Secondary Craters
Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA |
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PIA Number | PIA15349 |
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This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows numerous linear chains and clusters of small craters on asteroid Vesta. These chains and clusters of craters were created by material that was ejected during the formation of a large crater.