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Dawn LAMO Image 12

Dawn LAMO Image 12
Photojournal: PIA20302
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: January 25, 2016

This view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft captured on Dec. 21, 2015 shows a portion of the northern hemisphere of Ceres. Bright material can be seen in the wall of the large crater at upper right.

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