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Markings of Ejected Material on Vesta’s Surface

Markings of Ejected Material on Vesta's Surface
February 10, 2012
Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
PIA Number PIA15350
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This image from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft shows many linear or sinuous grooves crisscrossing the surface of asteroid Vesta. They were created when large pieces of debris grazed and scoured the surface.