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Dawn LAMO Image 146

Dawn LAMO Image 146
Photojournal: PIA20868
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: August 9, 2016
NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this image of Rao Crater (7 miles, 12 kilometers) at center left. on May 30, 2016.

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