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Dawn LAMO Image 182

Dawn LAMO Image 182
Photojournal: PIA20944
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: September 29, 2016

NASA's Dawn spacecraft views Kupalo Crater in this view of Ceres. Kupalo, which measures 16 miles (26 kilometers) across and is located at southern mid-latitudes, is named for the Slavic god of vegetation and harvest.

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