The Unique Geomorphology and Physical Properties of the Vestalia Terra Plateau ⇑ D.L
Icarus xxx (2014) xxx–xxx Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Icarus journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/icarus The unique geomorphology and physical properties of the Vestalia Terra plateau ⇑ D.L. Buczkowski a, , D.Y. Wyrick b, M. Toplis c, R.A. Yingst d, D.A. Williams e, W.B. Garry f, S. Mest d, T. Kneissl g, J.E.C. Scully h, A. Nathues i, M.C. De Sanctis j, L. LeCorre i, V. Reddy i, M. Hoffmann i, E. Ammannito g, A. Frigeri j, F. Tosi j, F. Preusker k, T. Roatsch k, C.A. Raymond l, R. Jaumann k, C.M. Pieters m, C.T. Russell h a JHU-APL, Laurel, MD 21045, USA b SwRIÒ, San Antonio, TX 78238, USA c IRAP, Observatoire Midi Pyrénées, University of Toulouse, 31400 Toulouse, France d PSI, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA e ASU, Tempe, AZ 85004, USA f Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA g Freie Universitaet Berlin, Berlin, Germany h UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA i Max Planck Institute, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany j INAF-IAPS, Rome, Italy k DLR, Berlin, Germany l JPL, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA m Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA article info abstract Article history: We produced a geologic map of the Av-9 Numisia quadrangle of asteroid Vesta using Dawn spacecraft Received 17 May 2013 data to serve as a tool to understand the geologic relations of surface features in this region. These fea- Revised 11 March 2014 tures include the plateau Vestalia Terra, a hill named Brumalia Tholus, and an unusual ‘‘dark ribbon’’ Accepted 19 March 2014 material crossing the majority of the map area.
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