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Ceres Sharper Than Ever (Zoomed Out View)

Ceres Sharper Than Ever (Zoomed Out View)
Photojournal: PIA19173
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: January 27, 2015

This image depicts the dwarf planet Ceres, as seen from the Dawn spacecraft. It was taken 147,000 miles (237,000 kilometers) from Ceres on January 25, 2015, is part of a series of views representing the best look so far at the dwarf planet.

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