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Dawn LAMO Image 96

Dawn LAMO Image 96
Photojournal: PIA20676
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: May 25, 2016

This picture from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows craters in the northern hemisphere of Ceres. The large crater at lower left displays several bright streaks on its walls.

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