Pyroxene Map of Vesta’s South Pole
May 10, 2012
| Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/INAF |
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| PIA Number | PIA15672 |
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This map, made from data obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows the distribution of pyroxene, an iron- and magnesium-rich mineral, in the southern hemisphere of the giant asteroid Vesta.



