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West of Haulani Crater

West of Haulani Crater
Photojournal: PIA22518
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: June 12, 2018

This image of was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on May 30, 2018 from an altitude of about 420 miles (675 kilometers). Ejecta from Haulani Crater can be seen on the right side of the image.

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