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The South Pole of 4-Vesta
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Caption NASA:"This image, taken by the framing camera instrument aboard NASA's Dawn Spacecraft, shows the South Polar Region of 4-Vesta, which has a diameter of about 330 miles (approx. 530 Km). The image was taken through the clear filter on July, 9th, 2011, as part of a rotation characterization sequence, and it has a scale of about 2,2 miles (approx. 3,5 Km) per pixel.
To enhance details, the resolution was enlarged to .6 miles (roughly 1 Km) per pixel.
This Region is characterized by rough topography, a large Mountain, Impact Craters, Grooves and steep Scarps. The original image was map-projected, centered at 55°
South Latitude and 210° East Longitude".
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