Aricia Tholus

This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows Aricia Tholus, a dark hill located in asteroid Vesta Marcia quadrangle. Tholus is a word used to describe a small dome-like mountain or hill. Aricia was the name of a city in ancient Italy.

This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows Aricia Tholus, a dark hill located in asteroid Vesta Marcia quadrangle. Tholus is a word used to describe a small dome-like mountain or hill. Aricia was the name of a city in ancient Italy.