PASADENA, Calif. -- This anaglyph image shows the topography of
Vesta’s southeastern region. When viewed correctly this image shows a 3D
view of Vesta’s surface. This effect was achieved by superimposing two
differently colored images with an offset to create depth. To view this
image in 3D use red-green, or red-blue, glasses (left eye: red; right
eye: green/ blue). The depth effect/ topography differences in this
image were calculated from the shape model of Vesta. Anaglyph images,
such as this, are very useful for mapping Vesta’s surface as they
(literally!) allow another dimension to be added to the analysis.
Geological mappers are used to seeing the topography of the region which
they are mapping in real-life, so these anaglyph images help to provide
the 3D view that is otherwise lacking in images from spacecraft. This
image has a resolution of about 300 meters per pixel.
More information about Dawn is online at http://www.nasa.gov/dawn.
Image Credit: NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ UCLA/ MPS/ DLR/ IDA/ PSI
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