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Dawn LAMO Image 130

Dawn LAMO Image 130
Photojournal: PIA20830
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: July 18, 2016

NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this moody scene on Ceres, located within Zadeni Crater, named for the ancient Georgian god of bountiful harvest. Dawn saw Zadeni at approximately 76 miles (120 kilometers) in diameter on June 15, 2016.

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