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Dawn LAMO Image 71

Dawn LAMO Image 71
Photojournal: PIA20566
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: April 20, 2016

Achita Crater on Ceres was named for the Nigerian god of agriculture. NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this image of the crater on January 15, 2016. Achita is located in the northern hemisphere.

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