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Dawn LAMO Image 34

Dawn LAMO Image 34
Photojournal: PIA20388
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: February 25, 2016

This view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the Cerean terrain. The crater in the upper left corner displays smooth, relatively crater-free walls and small spurs of compacted material.

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