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Add Image to Favorite List 2020-08-10 Ceres Dawn
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This view across the southeastern floor of the large Occator Crater on the dwarf planet Ceres is based on images obtained during NASA's Dawn spacecraft second extended mission in 2018.
PIA24022:
Close-up of Occator Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2020-08-10 Ceres Dawn
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NASA's Dawn spacecraft captured pictures, which were combined to create this false-color view of a region in Occator Crater on the dwarf planet Ceres.
PIA24021:
Highlighting Bright Areas of Ceres' Occator Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2020-08-10 Ceres Dawn
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This Dawn stereo anaglyph of Occator Crater on Ceres shows impact melt deposits draped on faulted blocks on the northeastern rim of the 57-mile (92-kilometer) diameter crater.
PIA24064:
Dawn Stereo Anaglyph of Impact Melt Deposits at Occator Crater, Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2020-08-10 Ceres Dawn
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This Dawn stereo anaglyph of Occator Crater on Ceres shows bright carbonate deposits draped on ridged impact melt deposits in the eastern section of the 57-mile (92-kilometer) crater.
PIA24063:
Dawn Stereo Anaglyph of Hydrothermal Deposits at Occator Crater, Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2020-08-10 Ceres Dawn
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This Dawn stereo anaglyph of Occator Crater on Ceres shows mounds and pits on the lobate impact melt deposits that cover southeastern Occator.
PIA24062:
Dawn Stereo Anaglyph of Hydrothermal Pits and Domes in Occator Crater, Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2020-08-10 Ceres Dawn
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This Dawn stereo anaglyph of Occator Crater on Ceres shows impact melt deposits in the southeastern part of the 57-mile (92-kilometer) diameter crater.
PIA24061:
Dawn Stereo Anaglyph of Southeast Floor and Rim of Occator Crater, Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2019-01-23 Ceres Dawn
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NASA's Dawn spacecraft captured this view of Ceres' limb on May 19, 2018.
PIA23017:
View of Ceres' Limb
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-12-27 Ceres Dawn
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This image shows Haulani Crater and its bright ejecta near the limb of Ceres and Oxo Crater, as obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on September 1, 2018 from an altitude of about 2075 miles (3340 kilometers).
PIA22984:
Haulani and Oxo Craters
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-12-27 Ceres Dawn
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This image of the eastern part of Occator Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 24, 2018 from an altitude of about 89 miles (143 kilometers).
PIA22981:
Stars in Occator Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-12-27 Ceres Dawn
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This image montage of 'stars' found on the floor of Ceres' Occator Crater was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft in June, 2018 from an altitude of about 21 miles (34 kilometers).
PIA22980:
Stars on Occator's Floor
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-12-11 Ceres Dawn
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This close-up view of the central peak of the 99-mile-wide (160-kilometer-wide) Urvara impact crater on Ceres was captured by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 21, 2018 from an altitude of about 83 miles (134 kilometers).
PIA22771:
Urvara Crater's Central Ridge
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-11-15 Ceres Dawn
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This stereo view, called an anaglyph, of Cerealia Facula Pit and Dome on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft from an altitude of about 21 miles (34 kilometers).
PIA22866:
Cerealia Facula Pit and Dome in 3-D
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-11-15 Ceres Dawn
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This stereo view, called an anaglyph, of lava flows on the floor of Occator Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft from an altitude of about 38 miles (61 kilometers).
PIA22865:
Lava Flows on the Floor of Occator Crater (3-D)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-11-15 Ceres Dawn
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This stereo view, called an anaglyph, of cracks in the floor of Occator Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft from an altitude of about 22 miles (35 kilometers).
PIA22864:
Cracks in the Floor of Occator Crater (3-D)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-11-15 Ceres Dawn
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This stereo view, called an anaglyph, of Occator Crater's floor on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft from an altitude of about 21 miles (34 kilometers).
PIA22863:
Bright and Dark Pattern on Occator Crater's Floor (3-D)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-11-15 Ceres Dawn
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This stereo view, called an anaglyph, of Occator Crater's 'Mesa' on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft from an altitude of about 21 miles (34 kilometers).
PIA22862:
Occator's "Mesa" in 3-D
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-11-01 Ceres Dawn
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This image of Ceres and the bright regions in Occator Crater was one of the last views obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on September 1, 2018 from an altitude of 2,340 miles (3,370 kilometers).
PIA22485:
Last Look: Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-11-01 Ceres Dawn
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This image of Ceres and one of its key landmarks, Ahuna Mons, was one of the last views obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on September 1, 2018 from an altitude of 2,220 miles (3,570 kilometers).
PIA22769:
Last Look: Ahuna Mons on Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-09-26 Ceres Dawn
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This image of Occator Crater on Ceres' limb -- short exposure -- was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on August 14, 2018 from an altitude of about 1149 miles (1849 kilometers).
PIA22765:
Occator Crater on Ceres' Limb -- Short Exposure
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-09-26 Ceres Dawn
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This image of Occator Crater on Ceres' limb -- long exposure -- was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on August 14, 2018 from an altitude of about 1149 miles (1849 kilometers).
PIA22764:
Occator Crater on Ceres' Limb -- Long Exposure
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-08-21 Ceres Dawn
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This mosaic from NASA's Dawn spacecraft, of Cerealia Facula combines images obtained from altitudes as low as 22 miles (35 km) above Ceres' surface.
PIA22480:
Mosaic of Cerealia Facula
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-08-14 Ceres Dawn
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This artist's concept summarizes our understanding of how the inside of Ceres could be structured, based on the data returned by the NASA's Dawn mission. The most internal layer, the mantle is dominated by hydrated rocks, like clays.
PIA22660:
Ceres' Internal Structure (Artist's Concept)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-07-31 Ceres Dawn
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This image of a bright crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 17, 2018 from an altitude of about 25 miles (41 kilometers).
PIA22641:
Bright Crater on Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-07-31 Ceres Dawn
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This image of bright spots in a small crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 1, 2018 from an altitude of about 179 miles (288 kilometers).
PIA22635:
Bright Spots in Small Crater on Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-07-02 Ceres Dawn
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This close-up image of the Vinalia Faculae in Occator Crater on Ceres, obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 14, 2018, reveals the intricate pattern between bright and dark material across this flow feature.
PIA22478:
Vinalia Faculae Up Close
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-07-02 Ceres Dawn
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This mosaic of a prominent mound located on the western side of Cerealia Facula on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 22, 2018. The geometry of this feature is similar to a mesa or large butte with a flat top.
PIA22477:
Prominent Mound in Ceres' Cerealia Facula Region
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-06-13 Ceres Dawn
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This image of a battered crater rim on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 10, 2018 from an altitude of about 25 miles (40 kilometers).
PIA22531:
Battered Crater Rim on Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-06-13 Ceres Dawn
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This image of smooth material on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 9, 2018 from an altitude of about 41 miles (66 kilometers).
PIA22527:
Smooth Material on Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-06-13 Ceres Dawn
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This image, obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 9, 2018, shows subtle features on Ceres from an altitude of about 33 miles (53 kilometers).
PIA22523:
Subtle Features on Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-06-13 Ceres Dawn
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This image of Ceres' limb was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on May 30, 2018 from an altitude of about 280 miles (450 kilometers).
PIA22522:
Limb View of Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-06-12 Ceres Dawn
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This image was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on May 30, 2018 from an altitude of about 465 miles (750 kilometers).
PIA22517:
Complex Crater Assemblage on Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-05-31 Ceres Dawn
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On the way to its lowest-ever and final orbit, NASA's Dawn spacecraft is observing Ceres and returning new images of the dwarf planet's surface, such as this dramatic image of Ceres' limb.
PIA22476:
Dawn: On its Way to Low Orbit
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-03-22 Ceres Dawn
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This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft showing the northern part of Hanami Planum on Ceres honors the Japanese cherry blossom festival, or 'Hanami,' a long-standing Japanese tradition of welcoming spring.
PIA21921:
Hanami Planum on Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-03-14 Ceres Dawn
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This view from NASA's Dawn mission shows the floor of Ceres' Juling Crater. The crater floor shows evidence of the flow of ice and rock, similar to rock glaciers in Earth's polar regions.
PIA21920:
Juling Crater's Floor
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-03-14 Ceres Dawn
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This view from NASA's Dawn mission shows Ceres' tallest mountain, Ahuna Mons. A significant amount of sodium carbonate has been found, shown in green and red colors in the lower right image.
PIA21919:
Ahuna Mons
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-03-14 Ceres Dawn
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This view from NASA's Dawn mission shows where ice has been detected in the northern wall of Ceres' Juling Crater, which is in almost permanent shadow.
PIA21918:
Juling Crater's Shadow
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-02-22 Ceres Dawn
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This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows large craters Urvara (top) and Yalode (bottom) on dwarf planet Ceres. The two giant craters were formed at different times. Urvara is about 120-140 million years old and Yalode is almost 1 billion years older.
PIA21917:
Urvara and Yalode: Giant Craters on Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-01-30 Ceres Dawn
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This image taken on August 17, 2016 from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a complex set of fractures found in the southwestern region of the floor of Occator Crater on Ceres.
PIA22091:
Spiderweb-like Fractures in Occator Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-01-17 Ceres Dawn
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This collage shows some of the most interesting geological sites that NASA's Dawn spacecraft has revealed at dwarf planet Ceres.
PIA22090:
Collage of Features on Ceres
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This image obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a subtle feature on Ceres called Kwanzaa Tholus. The rounded shape of Kwanzaa Tholus is typical of tholi.
PIA21916:
Kwanzaa Tholus
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-12-14 Ceres Dawn
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This image obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a field of small craters next to Kokopelli Crater, seen at bottom right in this image, on dwarf planet Ceres.
PIA21915:
Kokopelli Crater on Ceres
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This map from NASA's Dawn mission shows locations of bright material on dwarf planet Ceres. There are more than 300 bright areas, called 'faculae,' on Ceres.
PIA21914:
Map of Ceres' Bright Spots
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This simulated perspective view from NASA's Dawn mission shows the bright areas of Occator Crater, which contains the brightest area on Ceres, Cerealia Facula in the center and Vinalia Faculae to the side.
PIA21913:
Occator Perspective View
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-12-02 Ceres Dawn
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This image taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows Duginavi Crater, a large crater on Ceres. Duginavi hosts the small Oxo Crater, recognizable by its bright rim and ejecta.
PIA21912:
Duginavi and Oxo
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-11-09 Ceres Dawn
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This image made with data from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows pit chains on dwarf planet Ceres called Samhain Catenae.
PIA22086:
Samhain Catenae on Ceres
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This image taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows Emesh, a crater on Ceres. Emesh, named after the Sumerian god of vegetation and agriculture, located at the edge of the Vendimia Planitia.
PIA21911:
Emesh Crater on Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-10-26 Ceres Dawn
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NASA's Dawn spacecraft took these images of dwarf planet Ceres. The map overlaid on the right gives scientists hints about Ceres' internal structure.
PIA22083:
Clues to Ceres' Internal Structure Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-10-12 Ceres Dawn
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This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a group of craters, left of center, that resembles a rubber duck. The 'head' is dubbed Halki Crater, the 'Body' Telepinu Crater, the 'beak' crater is unnamed.
PIA21909:
'Rubber Duck' on Ceres
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This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft highlights Axomama Crater, the small crater shown to the right of center; its sharp edges indicate recent emplacement by a small impact.
PIA21908:
Axomama Crater on Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-09-26 Ceres Dawn
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NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this image of Xevioso Crater on Oct. 15, 2015. Xevioso is located in the vicinity of Ahuna Mons, the tall, lonely mountain seen toward the bottom of the picture.
PIA21907:
Xevioso Crater on Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-09-20 Ceres Dawn
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This orthographic projection shows dwarf planet Ceres as seen by NASA's Dawn spacecraft. The projection is centered on Occator Crater, home to the brightest area on Ceres.
PIA21906:
High Resolution Ceres View
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-09-01 Ceres Dawn
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NASA's Dawn mission, together with the IAU, established that craters on Ceres would be named for agricultural deities, and other features from agricultural festivals. Here is an image showing the new names.
PIA21755:
New Names on Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-08-25 Ceres Dawn
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This image high-resolution image of Juling Crater on Ceres, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, reveals, in exquisite detail, features on the rims and crater floor.
PIA21754:
Juling Crater
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This image taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft presents two small craters on Ceres, located in the vicinity of Toharu Crater. Juling appears at the top and Kupalo at bottom. Both craters are relatively young, as indicated by their sharp rims.
PIA21753:
Juling and Kupalo Craters
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This image taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a region located next to the northwestern rim of Urvara Crater on Ceres. This terrain displays a rugged texture also found within Urvara.
PIA21750:
Tawals Crater
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Haulani Crater is one of the youngest craters on Ceres, as evidenced by its sharp rims and bright, bluish material in this enhanced color composite topographic map from NASA's Dawn spacecraft.
PIA21748:
Haulani Crater Topographic Map
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-07-20 Ceres Dawn
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This close-up view of Hakumyi crater, as seen by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, provides insight into the origin of the small crater and lobe-shaped flow next to its southern rim.
PIA21414:
Hakumyi Crater from LAMO
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NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this image of Hakumyi Crater on Ceres, visible left of center. Evidence for organics was also found at the 4-mile (6.5 kilometer) wide fresh crater on the southern rim of Hakumyi.
PIA21413:
Hakumyi Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-06-28 Ceres Dawn
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This view of the northern portion of Yalode is one of many images NASA's Dawn spacecraft has taken. The large impact that formed the crater likely involved a lot of heat, explaining the relatively smooth crater floor punctuated by smaller craters.
PIA21410:
Yalode Crater on Ceres
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This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows Dantu Crater. The numerous bright spots found across the crater suggest bright material may be just below the surface, exposed through small impacts and landslides.
PIA21412:
Dantu Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-06-19 Ceres Dawn
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This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the largest crater on Ceres, called Kerwan. Kerwan is very relaxed and looks like a pancake especially when viewed near Ceres' limb.
PIA21411:
Kerwan in Full
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This view obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft during its Survey orbit illustrates the diversity and complexity of Ceres' geology.
PIA21409:
Complex Relationships in the Occator-Kirnis Region
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This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the northeastern rim of Urvara Crater on Ceres at lower left. To the right of the crater, the long, narrow feature that appears to jut out toward the north is called Pongal Catena.
PIA21408:
Pongal Catena on Ceres
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The 16-mile-wide (26-kilometer-wide) crater Insitor is located almost exactly in the center of Kerwan crater on Ceres, as seen by NASA's Dawn spacecraft.
PIA21614:
Odds of a Cosmic Bullseye
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-05-24 Ceres Dawn
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NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this image of Ceres' south polar region on May 17, 2017. Ceres appears as a crescent as Dawn is on the night side of the dwarf planet.
PIA21407:
Dawn Navigating Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-05-22 Ceres Dawn
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This enhanced color image of Ceres' surface was made from data obtained on April 29, 2017, when NASA's Dawn spacecraft was exactly between the sun and Ceres.
PIA21406:
Enhanced Color View of Ceres at Opposition
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This is one frame from a movie made of images taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, from a position exactly between the sun and Ceres' surface.
PIA21405:
Ceres During 'Opposition Surge' Animation Icon
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Ceres' surface shows evidence for different types of flows that indicate the presence of ice in the regolith. One type of flow encircles the large impact crater at right in this image taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft.
PIA21404:
Flow Around a Crater on Ceres
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NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this picture as it reached its new orbit to observe Ceres in opposition, when Dawn is directly between the sun and the Occator Crater bright spots.
PIA21403:
Ceres' Southern Hemisphere (Navigation Image)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-04-19 Ceres Dawn
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NASA's Dawn spacecraft has revealed many landslides on Ceres, which researchers interpret to have been shaped by a significant amount of water ice.
PIA21471:
Landslides on Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-04-13 Ceres Dawn
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Inamahari Crater on Ceres, the large well-defined crater at the center of this image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft, is one of the sites where scientists have discovered evidence for organic material.
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Inamahari Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-04-07 Ceres Dawn
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NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this picture on its way to a new orbit, at an altitude of about 30,000 miles (48,300 kilometers), as part of a series of images intended to help the navigation of the spacecraft relative to Ceres.
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Navigation Image of Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-03-30 Ceres Dawn
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This image taken on August 15, 2016, shows the eastern part of a feature called Nar Sulcus in Yalode Crater on dwarf planet Ceres, as seen by NASA's Dawn spacecraft.
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Nar Suclus
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-03-22 Ceres Dawn
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This frame from an animation from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows how the illumination of Ceres' northern hemisphere varies with the dwarf planet's axial tilt, or obliquity.
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Ceres' Shadowed Craters Over Time Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-03-17 Ceres Dawn
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NASA's Dawn mission has found that craters on Ceres show a diversity of shapes that provide important clues about the structure of Ceres' subsurface; shown here is Fejokoo, a polygonal crater.
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Fejokoo Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-03-09 Ceres Dawn
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This 3-D image, or anaglyph, shows the center of Occator Crater, the brightest area on dwarf planet Ceres, using data from NASA's Dawn mission. The bright central area, including a dome that is 0.25 miles (400 meters) high, is called Cerealia Facula.
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Occator's Bright Spots in 3-D
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Occator Crater and Ahuna Mons appear together in this view obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on Feb. 11, 2017. Ahuna Mons, on the limb at right, is a mountain 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) tall. Occator hosts the mysterious 'bright spots' called faculae.
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Occator and Ahuna
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-02-16 Ceres Dawn
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This enhanced color composite image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft's visible and infrared mapping spectrometer shows the area around Ernutet Crater on Ceres. The instrument detected the evidence of organic materials in this area.
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Ernutet Crater and Organic Material Detections
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This enhanced color composite image, made with data from the framing camera aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows the area around Ernutet crater. The bright red portions appear redder with respect to the rest of Ceres.
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Ernutet Crater - Enhanced Color
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-02-10 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on Oct. 17, 2016, captures the day-night boundary, or terminator, in the north polar region of Ceres. The north pole itself, which lies just slightly left of center in this view, is barely sunlit.
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Dawn XMO2 Image 32
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On Oct. 24, 2016, NASA's Dawn spacecraft captured the low angle of illumination bringing this pair of nested craters near Ceres' south pole into sharp relief.
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Dawn XMO2 Image 31
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The 6-mile-wide (10-kilometer-wide) Oxo Crater stands out on the dark landscape of Ceres in this view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft.
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Dawn XMO2 Image 30
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Ikapati Crater on Ceres is seen at top right in this image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft taken on Oct. 24, 2016. Ikapati has a complex of central peaks and roughly parallel fractures on its floor.
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Dawn XMO2 Image 29
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This view, taken on Oct. 26, 2016, from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows Meanderi Crater on Ceres, seen at lower right. Meanderi hosts several medium-sized craters within its walls.
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Dawn XMO2 Image 28
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This view, taken on Oct. 22, 2016, from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the rim of Yalode Crater on Ceres at upper left. Yalode is one of the largest impact basins on Ceres.
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Dawn XMO2 Image 27
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This view, taken on Oct. 22, 2016, from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the craters Kondos and Jarimba on Ceres. Jarimba is the largest crater, located at left. Above Jarimba, on the left-hand edge of the image, is Kondos.
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Dawn XMO2 Image 26
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This graphic of an enhanced color image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a theoretical path of a water molecule on Ceres.
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Water Molecule "Hops" on Ceres
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This frame from an animation from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a crater in the northern polar region of Ceres that is partly in shadow year-round, where bright water ice deposits have been observed in several craters.
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Ceres Persistent Shadow (Animation) Animation Icon
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This frame from an animation shows dwarf planet Ceres overlaid with the concentration of hydrogen determined from data acquired by the gamma ray and neutron detector (GRaND) instrument aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft.
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Water Ice Abundance on Ceres (Animation)
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This frame from a video captured by NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a flyover of the intriguing crater named Occator on dwarf planet Ceres. Occator is home to Ceres' brightest area.
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Flight Over Occator (Animation) Animation Icon
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This view, taken on Oct. 21, 2016, from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows Megwomets Crater on Ceres. Megwomets is the largest crater in this image, at right of center.
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Dawn XMO2 Image 25
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This view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows part of the southwestern rim of Yalode Crater on Ceres. Yalode is one of the largest impact basins on Ceres. A great deal of material has slumped down the walls of the crater. a phenomenon called mass wasting.
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Dawn XMO2 Image 24
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This scene captured by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on Oct. 21, 2016, from Ceres' northern hemisphere shows part of the rim of Dantu Crater, at top right. Rao Crater is the largest crater in the bottom left corner of the image.
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Dawn XMO2 Image 23
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Dantu Crater on Ceres, at top center, is featured in this image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft taken on Oct. 21, 2016. A small crater located around the 5 o'clock position within Dantu is called Centeotl.
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Dawn XMO2 Image 22
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This scene viewed by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on Oct. 20, 2016, from Ceres features terrain near the rim of the large crater named Kerwan, at lower left. A much smaller, fresher crater called Cacaguat is seen in the lower right corner.
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Dawn XMO2 Image 21
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Ceres' Ezinu Crater is seen at top right in this image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft taken on Oct. 21, 2016. The crater features a network of canyon-like features.
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Dawn XMO2 Image 20
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Part of Ezinu Crater on Ceres is seen at top left in this image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft taken on Oct. 20, 2016. The crater features a network of canyon-like features.
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Dawn XMO2 Image 19
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This view of dwarf planet Ceres from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows Kaikara Crater, the largest impact crater in this image taken on Oct. 20, 2016.
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Dawn XMO2 Image 18
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This northern hemisphere scene from NASA's Dawn spacecraft, taken on Oct. 20, 2016, features Ceres' Messor Crater, exhibiting a flow feature from the collapse of the rim of an adjacent crater.
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Dawn XMO2 Image 17
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Sunlit cliffs tower above Yalode Crater on Ceres in this shadowy perspective view. At 152 miles, Yalode is one of Ceres' largest craters. A fissure called Nar Sulcus is seen just right of center. NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this image on Oct. 19, 2016.
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Dawn XMO2 Image 16
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