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Dawn XMO2 Image 5

Dawn XMO2 Image 5
Photojournal: PIA21225
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: November 11, 2016

Oxo Crater and its surroundings are featured in this image of Ceres' surface from NASA's Dawn spacecraft taken on Oct. 18, 2016.

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