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Spiderweb-like Fractures in Occator Crater

Spiderweb-like Fractures in Occator Crater
Photojournal: PIA22091
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: January 30, 2018

This image taken on August 17, 2016 from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a complex set of fractures found in the southwestern region of the floor of Occator Crater on Ceres.

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