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Map of Ceres' Bright Spots

Map of Ceres' Bright Spots
Photojournal: PIA21914
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA/PSI/Caltech
Published: December 12, 2017

This map from NASA's Dawn mission shows locations of bright material on dwarf planet Ceres. There are more than 300 bright areas, called 'faculae,' on Ceres.

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