
This view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows terrain near the center of the crater Vinotonus (87 miles, 140 kilometers) in Ceres' northern hemisphere. Vinotonus is named for a Celtic god of vines known from Britain. Dawn took this image on May 27, 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/PIA20870
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NASA ID
PIA20870
Date Created
August 11, 2016
Center
JPL
Media Type
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