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Mosaic of Cerealia Facula

Mosaic of Cerealia Facula
Photojournal: PIA22480
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA/PSI
Published: August 21, 2018

This mosaic from NASA's Dawn spacecraft, of Cerealia Facula combines images obtained from altitudes as low as 22 miles (35 km) above Ceres' surface.

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