A young crater that's about nine miles (15 km) across scars the surface of Vesta, one of the largest asteroids, in this view from the Dawn spacecraft. Large boulders that were blasted out by the impact that created the crater are scattered around its rim. Dawn will depart Vesta in early September and head toward the largest asteroid, Ceres, with arrival in early 2015. [NASA/JPL/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA]
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