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Dawn LAMO Image 127

Dawn LAMO Image 127
Photojournal: PIA20827
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: July 13, 2016

A portion of the rim of giant Yalode Crater is seen in this image of Ceres. Yalode is approximately 162 miles (260 kilometers) in diameter. NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this image on June 15, 2016.

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