[17th Miss Regt]

I am not sure just how much it could ‘evolve’ if it is that small. Any internal forces (causing melting) and the weak gravitational field are not enough to form it into a fairly smooth ball. Mystery to me....

[dr_lew]

The "blob" in the July 9 image I posted is evidently the central peak of the huge impact crater near the south pole, so it is a result of plastic deformation during the impact event, even if it's not simply a glob of material that stuck to the asteroid.

The Dawn Gallery now has several additional images showing this feature. Since it's near a pole, it should remain in view as the craft approaches from a distance. However, you can see the shift in the line of the terminator as the craft starts to move into orbit.

I loved Eros ;-) and I'm loving Vesta too!