
The low angle of sunlight creates stark shadows in this Cerean scene. The image is centered at approximately 74 degrees south latitude, 159 degrees east longitude. NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this image on June 17, 2016, from its low-altitude mapping orbit, at a distance of about 240 miles (385 kilometers) above the surface. The image resolution is 120 feet (35 meters) per pixel. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA20861
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NASA ID
PIA20861
Date Created
August 2, 2016
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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