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Dawn Takes a Closer Look at Occator

Dawn Takes a Closer Look at Occator
Photojournal: PIA19889
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: September 9, 2015

This image, made using images taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows Occator crater on Ceres, home to a collection of intriguing bright spots.

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