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Haulani Crater in Infrared

Haulani Crater in Infrared
Photojournal: PIA20352
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/ASI/INAF
Published: March 22, 2016

Ceres' Haulani Crater is shown in these views from NASA's Dawn spacecraft. These views reveal variations in the region's brightness, mineralogy and temperature at infrared wavelengths.

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