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Mosaic of Cerealia Facula in Occator Crater

Mosaic of Cerealia Facula in Occator Crater

Photojournal: PIA21924

Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA/PSI

Published: July 16, 2018

This mosaic of Cerealia Facula in Occator Crater on Ceres is based on images obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft. Intimate details about the relationships between bright and dark materials across the facula are revealed.

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