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Dawn HAMO Image 81

Dawn HAMO Image 81

Photojournal: PIA20144

Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA

Published: December 21, 2015

Part of the southern hemisphere on dwarf planet Ceres is seen in this image taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft. This left side of the image shows the eastern rim of Urvara crater.

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