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Dawn XMO2 Image 27

Dawn XMO2 Image 27
Photojournal: PIA21247
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: December 19, 2016

This view, taken on Oct. 22, 2016, from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the rim of Yalode Crater on Ceres at upper left. Yalode is one of the largest impact basins on Ceres.

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