Views of Ceres on Approach

Views of Ceres on Approach
February 25, 2015
CreditNASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
PIA NumberPIA19183
Language
  • english

These images of dwarf planet Ceres, processed to enhance clarity, were taken on Feb. 19, 2015, from a distance of about 29,000 miles (46,000 kilometers), by NASA's Dawn spacecraft. Dawn observed Ceres completing one full rotation, lasting about nine hours