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Dawn XMO2 Image 22

Dawn XMO2 Image 22
Photojournal: PIA21242
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: December 9, 2016

Dantu Crater on Ceres, at top center, is featured in this image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft taken on Oct. 21, 2016. A small crater located around the 5 o'clock position within Dantu is called Centeotl.

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