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Dawn HAMO Image 32

Dawn HAMO Image 32
Photojournal: PIA19910
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: October 7, 2015

This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows the surface of dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 915 miles (1,470 kilometers). The image was taken on September 9, 2015, and has a resolution of 450 feet (140 meters) per pixel.

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