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Duginavi and Oxo

Duginavi and Oxo
Photojournal: PIA21912
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: December 1, 2017

This image taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows Duginavi Crater, a large crater on Ceres. Duginavi hosts the small Oxo Crater, recognizable by its bright rim and ejecta.

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