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Topographic Ceres Map with Feature Names II

Topographic Ceres Map with Feature Names II
Photojournal: PIA19974
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: September 30, 2015

This color-coded map from NASA's Dawn mission shows the highs and lows of topography on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres. It is labeled with names of features approved by the International Astronomical Union.

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