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Dawn Survey Orbit Image 10

Dawn Survey Orbit Image 10
Photojournal: PIA19578
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: June 22, 2015

This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 14, 2015, shows an intriguing mountain on dwarf planet Ceres protruding from a relatively smooth area.

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