English: VLT/SPHERE images of asteroid 10 Hygiea, taken in June/July 2017. A bright surface feature and several dark craters are visible on the surface. At the time, the southern hemisphere was pointing towards Earth, with the region south of 20°N visible.
Credit: ESO/P. Vernazza et al./MISTRAL algorithm (ONERA/CNRS)
ESO/P. Vernazza et al./MISTRAL algorithm (ONERA/CNRS); processing by myself
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VLT/SPHERE images of asteroid 10 Hygiea, taken in June/July 2017. A bright surface feature and several dark craters are visible on the surface. At the time, the southern hemisphere was pointing towards Earth, with the region south of 20°N visible.