Science and Exploration

An Interesting Crater on Ceres

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
August 31, 2015
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An Interesting Crater on Ceres
Crater on Ceres
NASA

This Dawn image shows a portion of the southern hemisphere of dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 915 miles (1,470 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 450 feet (140 meters) per pixel, was taken on August 21, 2015.
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