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Dawn Survey Orbit Image 6

Dawn Survey Orbit Image 6
Photojournal: PIA19574
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: June 17, 2015

NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this image on June 6, 2015, which includes an intriguing pyramid-shaped mountain protruding from a relatively smooth area in the upper right.

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