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Deep Fractures in Occator Crater

Deep Fractures in Occator Crater
Photojournal: PIA22762
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: September 26, 2018
This image of deep fractures in Occator Crater was obtained by NASAs Dawn spacecraft on July 31, 2018 from an altitude of about 31 miles (50 kilometers).

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