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Dawn LAMO Image 84

Dawn LAMO Image 84
Photojournal: PIA20579
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: May 9, 2016

Ceres' densely cratered landscape is revealed in this image taken by the framing camera aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft. The craters show various degrees of degradation. The youngest craters have sharp rims.

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