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Dawn LAMO Image 187

Dawn LAMO Image 187
Photojournal: PIA20949
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: October 6, 2016

NASA's Dawn took this image on June 3, 2016, from its low-altitude mapping orbit, at a distance of about 240 miles (385 kilometers) above the surface. This view shows terrain located at approximately 60 degrees north latitude on Ceres.

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