This image was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 5, 2018 from an altitude of about 26 miles (43 kilometers).
The center of this picture is located at about 15.1 degrees north latitude and 241.2 degrees east longitude.
Dawn's mission is managed by JPL for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. Dawn is a project of the directorates Discovery Program, managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. JPL is responsible for overall Dawn mission science. Orbital ATK Inc., in Dulles, Virginia, designed and built the spacecraft. The German Aerospace Center, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Italian Space Agency and Italian National Astrophysical Institute are international partners on the mission team.
For a complete list of Dawn mission participants, visit http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission.
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Emesh, named after the Sumerian god of vegetation and agriculture, is 12 miles (20 kilometers) wide. Located at the edge of the Vendimia Planitia, the floor of this crater is asymmetrical with terraces distributed along the eastern rim. Additionally, this image shows many subtle linear features that are likely the surface expressions of faults. These faults play a big role in shaping Ceres' craters, leading to non-circular craters such as Emesh. To the left of Emesh in this view, a much older crater of similar size has mostly been erased by impacts and their ejecta. Dawn took this image on May 11, 2016, from its low-altitude mapping orbit, at a distance of about 240 miles (385 kilometers) above the surface. The center coordinates of this image are 11 degrees north latitude, 158 degrees east longitude. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21911","description_508":"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.","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA21911","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Emesh Crater on Ceres"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21911/PIA21911~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":95000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21911/PIA21911~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":95000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21911/PIA21911~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":714000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21908/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2017-10-06T00:00:00Z","description":"This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft highlights Axomama Crater, the small crater shown to the right of center. It is 3 miles (5 kilometers) in diameter and located just inside the western rim of Dantu Crater. Axomama is one of the newly named craters on Ceres. Its sharp edges indicate recent emplacement by a small impact. This picture also shows details on the floor of Dantu, which comprises most of the image. The many fractures and the central pit (see also PIA20303) are reminiscent of Occator Crater and could point to a similar formation history, involving activity driven by the presence of liquid water in the subsurface. Axomama is named after the Incan goddess of potato, or \"Potato-mother.\" NASA's Dawn spacecraft acquired this picture during its extended mission on July 24, 2016, from its low altitude mapping orbit at about 240 miles (385 kilometers) above the surface. The center coordinates of this image are 24 degrees north latitude, 131 degrees east longitude. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21908","description_508":"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.","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA21908","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Axomama Crater on Ceres"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21908/PIA21908~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":84000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21908/PIA21908~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":84000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21908/PIA21908~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":185000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21753/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2017-08-17T00:00:00Z","description":"This region on Ceres, located in the vicinity of Toharu Crater, presents two small craters: Juling at top (12 miles, 20 kilometers in diameter) and Kupalo at bottom (16 miles, 26 kilometers in diameter). Both craters are relatively young, as indicated by their sharp rims. These features are located at about the same latitude (about 38 degrees south) as Tawals Crater and show similar crater shapes and rugged terrain. These features may reflect the presence of ice below the surface. Subtle bright features can be distinguished in places. These likely were excavated by small impacts and landslides along the slopes of the crater rims. This suggests that a different type of material, likely rich in salts, is present in the shallow subsurface. Juling is named after the Sakai/Orang Asli spirit of the crops from Malaysia, and Kupalo gets its name from the Russian god of vegetation and of the harvest. NASA's Dawn spacecraft acquired this picture on August 24, 2016. The image was taken during Dawn's extended mission, from its low altitude mapping orbit at about 240 miles (385 kilometers) above the surface. 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Both craters are relatively young, as indicated by their sharp rims.","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA21753","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Juling and Kupalo Craters"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21753/PIA21753~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":60000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21753/PIA21753~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":60000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21753/PIA21753~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":130000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21921/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2018-03-22T00:00:00Z","description":"This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft showing the northern part of Hanami Planum on Ceres honors the Japanese cherry blossom festival, or \"Hanami,\" which is a long-standing Japanese tradition of welcoming spring. Hanami Planum is the third largest geological feature on Ceres, after Vendimia Planitia and the Samhain Catenae. It extends over 345 miles (555 kilometers). This image shows familiar features, such as Occator Crater, characterized both by bright material inside the crater and dark ejecta material outside. Several parallel linear features, called Junina Catenae, can be seen departing from Occator and extending toward the top of the image. These catenae are chains of small craters formed by the impact and scouring of material ejected when large craters are formed. Scientists were able to relate these crater chains to Urvara and Yalode. Even though these are located in the southern hemisphere, some of their ejecta could reach the northern hemisphere, thanks to Ceres' fast rotation and small size. This image was obtained by Dawn on June 15, 2015. The spacecraft was then in its survey orbit (2,700 miles, or 4,400 kilometers high), when the footprint of Dawns framing camera on Ceres surface was about 260 miles (420 kilometers). The resolution is 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel. 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The crater has an appearance scientists refer to as \"relaxed,\" meaning its sharp features have softened since Kerwan formed. Its overall shape looks something like a pancake, especially when viewed near Ceres' limb. The origin of its polygonal shape is not yet well understood; it might be due to large faults in the subsurface generated by other large impacts, as has been suggested for other craters. The smaller crater named Insitor sits in the center of Kerwan. The dark material seen at top right is ejecta from Dantu crater. At 174 miles (280 kilometers) wide, Kerwan is so large that it would have taken about 50 images at Dawn's low-altitude mapping orbit (called LAMO, at 240 miles or 385 kilometers altitude) to cover the crater from one side to the other. Kerwan was also too wide to fit within the camera's field of view at Dawn's high-altitude mapping orbit (called HAMO, at 915 miles, 1,470 kilometers). It fit nicely into this frame from Dawn's Survey phase (an altitude of 2,700 miles or 4,400 kilometers), taken shortly after the spacecraft entered orbit in 2015. Kerwan takes its name from the Hopi spirit of sprouting maize. This picture was obtained on June 12, 2015. Its center coordinates are 10.8 degrees south latitude, 123.9 degrees east longitude. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21411","description_508":"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.","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","Dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA21411","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Kerwan in Full"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21411/PIA21411~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":101000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21411/PIA21411~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":101000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21411/PIA21411~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":246000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22478/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2018-06-14T00:00:00Z","description":"This close-up image of the Vinalia Faculae in Occator Crater was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 14, 2018 from an altitude of about 24 miles (39 kilometers). This image reveals the intricate pattern between bright and dark material across this flow feature. The complex structure of the dark background is reminiscent of lava flows observed on Earth. However, in the case of Ceres, the flow material likely involved a lot of ice. The bright material is mostly composed of sodium carbonate, a salt whose exposure onto the crater floor involved a liquid source. The center of this picture is located at about 21.0 degrees north latitude and 241.3 degrees east longitude. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22478","description_508":"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.","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA22478","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Vinalia Faculae Up Close"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22478/PIA22478~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":45000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22478/PIA22478~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":45000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22478/PIA22478~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":259000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22477/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2018-06-22T00:00:00Z","description":"This mosaic of a prominent mound located on the western side of Cerealia Facula was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 22, 2018 from an altitude of about 21 miles (34 kilometers). The geometry of this feature is similar to a mesa or large butte with a flat top. It has been puzzling scientists since its discovery in the early images of the Dawn mission at Ceres. These new images reveal many details. In particular, the relationships between the bright material, mostly composed of sodium carbonate, and the dark background might hold clues about the origin of the facula. This feature is located at about 19.5 degrees north latitude and 239.2 degrees east longitude. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22477","description_508":"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. 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The center of this picture is located at about 16.5 degrees north latitude and 241.2 degrees east longitude. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22640","description_508":"This image of a scarp in Occator Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 3, 2018 from an altitude of about 26 miles (42 kilometers).","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA22640","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Scarp in Occator Crater"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22640/PIA22640~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":29000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22640/PIA22640~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":29000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22640/PIA22640~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":177000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22644/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2018-07-01T00:00:00Z","description":"his image was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 1, 2018 from an altitude of about 29 miles (46 kilometers). The center of this picture is located at about 20.8 degrees north latitude and 241.2 degrees east longitude. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22644","description_508":"This image showing detail of the Vinalia Faculae in Occator Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 1, 2018 from an altitude of about 29 miles (46 kilometers).","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA22644","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Detail of the Vinalia Faculae in Occator Crater"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22644/PIA22644~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":54000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22644/PIA22644~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":54000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22644/PIA22644~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":261000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22551/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2018-06-26T00:00:00Z","description":"This image of Occator Crater's southeastern wall and floor was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 17, 2018 from an altitude of about 22 miles (36 kilometers). 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The center of this picture is located at about 67.3 degrees south latitude and 249.1 degrees east longitude. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22635","description_508":"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).","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA22635","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Bright Spots in Small Crater on Ceres"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22635/PIA22635~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":60000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22635/PIA22635~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":60000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22635/PIA22635~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":293000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21410/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2017-06-28T00:00:00Z","description":"Yalode crater is so large -- at 162 miles, 260 kilometers in diameter -- that a variety of vantage points is necessary to understand its geological context. This view of the northern portion of Yalode is one of many images NASA's Dawn spacecraft has taken of this crater. The large impact that formed the crater likely involved a lot of heat, which explains the relatively smooth crater floor punctuated by smaller craters. A couple of larger craters in Yalode have polygonal shapes. This type of crater shape is frequently found on Ceres and may be indicative of extensive underground fractures. The larger crater to the right of center in this image is called Lono (12 miles, 20 kilometers in diameter) and the one below it is called Besua (11 miles, 17 kilometers). Some of the small craters are accompanied by ejecta blankets that are more reflective than their surroundings. The strange Nar Sulcus fractures can be seen in the bottom left corner of the picture. Linear features seen throughout the image may have formed when material collapsed above empty spaces underground. These linear features include linear chains of craters called catenae. Dawn took this image on September 27, 2015, from 915 miles (1,470 kilometers) altitude. The center coordinates of this image are 32 degrees south latitude and 300 degrees east longitude. Yalode gets its name from a goddess worshipped by women at the harvest rites in the Dahomey culture of western Africa. Besua takes its name from the Egyptian grain god, and Lono from the Hawaiian god of agriculture. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21410","description_508":"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.","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA21410","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Yalode Crater on Ceres"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21410/PIA21410~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":109000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21410/PIA21410~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":109000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21410/PIA21410~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":245000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21754/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2017-08-25T00:00:00Z","description":"This high-resolution image of Juling Crater on Ceres reveals, in exquisite detail, features on the rims and crater floor. The crater is about 1.6 miles (2.5 kilometers) deep and the small mountain, seen left of the center of the crater, is about 0.6 miles (1 kilometers) high. The many features indicative of the flow of material suggest the subsurface is rich in ice. The geological structure of this region also generally suggests that ice is involved. The origin of the small depression seen at the top of the mountain is not fully understood but might have formed as a consequence of a landslide, visible on the northeastern flank. Dawn took this image during its extended mission on August 25, 2016, from its low-altitude mapping orbit at a distance of about 240 miles (385 kilometers) above the surface. The center coordinates of this image are 36 degrees south latitude, 167 degrees east longitude. Juling is named after the Sakai/Orang Asli spirit of the crops from Malaysia. NASA's Dawn spacecraft acquired this picture on August 24, 2016. The image was taken during Dawn's extended mission, from its low altitude mapping orbit at about 240 miles (385 kilometers) above the surface. 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It shows familiar features: Occator Crater with its bright deposits (called faculae) of carbonates and other salts, a series of linear features (at right) called Samhain Catenae, and another large crater on the right side of the image called Kirnis. A relatively fresh crater called Lociyo, superimposed on an older crater, can be seen toward the bottom left of the picture. Studying the morphologies and relationships between various types of geological features can help scientists reconstruct Ceres' history. Occator appears to be one of the youngest features in this picture, except for a couple of smaller craters. The 71-mile-wide (115-kilometer-wide) Kirnis Crater on the other hand is an old, eroded crater. It owes its peculiar polygonal shape in part to its overlap with one of the Samhain Catenae. This illustrates the role of fractures in driving the geometry of some of Ceres' craters. The origin of these particular catenae is not understood yet, and is not necessarily related to the Pongal Catena. Kirnis Crater is named after a Lithuanian spirit-guardian of cherry trees, whereas the Samhain Catenae refer to a Gaelic festival organized at the end of the harvest season. It was observed in Ireland and Scotland during seven days in October and November, nearly halfway between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice. This picture was obtained on June 25, 2015, from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). It is centered at 1.7 degrees north latitude, and 249 degrees east longitude. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21409","description_508":"This view obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft during its Survey orbit illustrates the diversity and complexity of Ceres' geology.","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA21409","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Complex Relationships in the Occator-Kirnis Region"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21409/PIA21409~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":79000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21409/PIA21409~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":79000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21409/PIA21409~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":177000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22631/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2018-07-05T00:00:00Z","description":"This image was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 5, 2018 from an altitude of about 32 miles (52 kilometers). The center of this picture is located at about 19.3 degrees north latitude and 240.7 degrees east longitude. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22631","description_508":"This image of complex patterns on Occator Crater's floor on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 5, 2018 from an altitude of about 32 miles (52 kilometers).","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA22631","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Complex Patterns on Occator Crater's Floor"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22631/PIA22631~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":58000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22631/PIA22631~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":58000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22631/PIA22631~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":328000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22634/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2018-07-03T00:00:00Z","description":"This image was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 3, 2018 from an altitude of about 22 miles (35 kilometers). The center of this picture is located at about 14.4 degrees north latitude and 241.4 degrees east longitude. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22634","description_508":"This image of fractures in Occator Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 3, 2018 from an altitude of about 22 miles (35 kilometers).","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA22634","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Fractures in Occator Crater"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22634/PIA22634~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":39000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22634/PIA22634~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":39000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22634/PIA22634~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":230000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22470/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2018-06-05T00:00:00Z","description":"This image of Juling and Kupalo Craters was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on May 25, 2018 from an altitude of about 855 miles (1380 kilometers). The center coordinates of this image are about 38 degrees south in latitude and 173 degrees east in longitude. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22470","description_508":"This image of Juling and Kupalo Craters was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on May 25, 2018 from an altitude of about 855 miles (1380 kilometers).","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA22470","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Juling Crater"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22470/PIA22470~medium.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":1280,"size":153000,"height":1110},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22470/PIA22470~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":47000,"height":555},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22470/PIA22470~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":47000,"height":555},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22470/PIA22470~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1438,"width":1657,"size":497000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21406/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2017-05-22T00:00:00Z","description":"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. Dawn's framing cameras took images of Ceres with a clear filter as well as five different color filters. Images combining these different color filter perspectives reveal fine details of Ceres' surface. For example, they emphasize the distinct compositions and textures of the material ejected from craters. The brightest region on Ceres, called Cerealia Facula, is highlighted in Occator Crater in the center of this image. Vinalia Faculae, the set of secondary bright spots in the same crater, are located to the right of Cerealia Facula. One of the darkest regions on Ceres is next to Occator, and represents ejected material from the impact that formed the crater. The ejected material forms a large arc that extends over several hundred kilometers, below the center of Ceres in this image. That material's distribution is partly determined by Ceres' rotation. Other craters also show a mixture of bright and dark regions. While the bright areas are generally identified as salt-rich material excavated from Ceres' crust, the origin of the dark material remains to be explained. It may have been excavated from a different layer within Ceres' subsurface than the rest of the ejecta blanket. Scientists will continue analyzing the color data to look for clues about the nature of the different materials on Ceres. The blueish color is generally found in association with young craters. Scientists believe the color relates to processes that occur when an impact ejects and redistributes material on the surface. The continuous bombardment of Ceres' surface by micrometeorites alters the texture of the exposed material, leading to its reddening. This image was taken altitude of about 12,000 miles (20,000 kilometers). https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21406","description_508":"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.","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA21406","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Enhanced Color View of Ceres at Opposition"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21406/PIA21406~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":706,"size":33000,"height":530},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21406/PIA21406~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":530,"width":706,"size":32000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22523/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2018-06-13T00:00:00Z","description":"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). https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22523","description_508":"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).","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA22523","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Subtle Features on Ceres"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22523/PIA22523~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":41000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22523/PIA22523~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":41000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22523/PIA22523~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":255000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22637/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2018-07-04T00:00:00Z","description":"This image was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 4, 2018 from an altitude of about 30 miles (48 kilometers). The center of this picture is located at about 18.5 degrees north latitude and 240.5 degrees east longitude. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22637","description_508":"This image of fractures across Occator Crater's floor on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 4, 2018 from an altitude of about 30 miles (48 kilometers).","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA22637","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Fractures Across Occator Crater's Floor"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22637/PIA22637~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":41000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22637/PIA22637~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":41000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22637/PIA22637~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":230000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22643/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2018-07-16T00:00:00Z","description":"This image was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 16, 2018 from an altitude of about 47 miles (76 kilometers). The center of this picture is located at about 14.7 degrees north latitude and 241.5 degrees east longitude. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22643","description_508":"This image of landslides along Occator Crater's wall on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 16, 2018 from an altitude of about 47 miles (76 kilometers).","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA22643","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Landslides Along Occator Crater's Wall"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22643/PIA22643~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":61000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22643/PIA22643~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":61000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22643/PIA22643~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":309000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22628/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2018-07-06T00:00:00Z","description":"This image was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 6, 2018 from an altitude of about 72 miles (116 kilometers). The center of this picture is located at about 44.1 degrees south latitude and 249.1 degrees east longitude. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22628","description_508":"This image of fractures in Occator Crater's floor on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 5, 2018 from an altitude of about 35 miles (57 kilometers).","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA22628","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Fractures in Occator Crater's Floor"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22628/PIA22628~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":59000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22628/PIA22628~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":59000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22628/PIA22628~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":312000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22091/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2018-01-30T00:00:00Z","description":"This image shows a complex set of fractures found in the southwestern region of the floor of Occator Crater on Ceres. In this picture, north is at the top. The two intersecting fracture systems (roughly northwest-southeast and southwest-northeast) are part of a larger fault network that extends across Occator's floor. These fractures have been interpreted as evidence that material came up from below and formed a dome shape, as if a piston was pushing Occator's floor from beneath the surface. This may be due to the upwelling of material coming from Ceres' deep interior. An alternative hypothesis is that the deformation is due to volume changes inside a reservoir of icy magma in the shallow subsurface that is in the process of freezing, similar to the change in volume that a bottle of water experiences when put in a freezer. Another set of fractures can be seen parallel to the southwestern wall and is not connected to the Occator fracture network. Dawn took this image during its extended mission on August 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. The center coordinates are 16 degrees north in latitude and 237 east in longitude. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22091","description_508":"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.","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA22091","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Spiderweb-like Fractures in Occator Crater"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22091/PIA22091~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":95000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22091/PIA22091~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":95000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22091/PIA22091~orig.tif","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":1025000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22550/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2018-06-26T00:00:00Z","description":"This image of Occator Crater's northern wall was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 16, 2018 from an altitude of about 21 miles (33 kilometers). The sub-spacecraft position from which this image was taken is about 25.8 degrees north latitude and 242.1 degrees east longitude. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22550","description_508":"This image of Occator Crater's northern wall on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 16, 2018 from an altitude of about 21 miles (33 kilometers).","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA22550","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Occator's Northern Wall"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22550/PIA22550~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":70000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22550/PIA22550~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":70000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22550/PIA22550~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":381000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22522/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2018-06-13T00:00:00Z","description":"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). https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22522","description_508":"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).","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA22522","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Limb View of Ceres"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22522/PIA22522~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":49000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22522/PIA22522~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":49000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22522/PIA22522~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":257000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22638/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2018-07-03T00:00:00Z","description":"This image was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 3, 2018 from an altitude of about 30 miles (48 kilometers). The center of this picture is located at about 20.2 degrees north latitude and 240.8 degrees east longitude. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22638","description_508":"This image of complex bright and dark material relationships in Occator Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 3, 2018 from an altitude of about 30 miles (48 kilometers).","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA22638","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Complex Bright and Dark Material Relationships in Occator Crater"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22638/PIA22638~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":32000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22638/PIA22638~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":32000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22638/PIA22638~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":159000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22639/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2018-07-03T00:00:00Z","description":"This image was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 3, 2018 from an altitude of about 28 miles (44 kilometers). The center of this picture is located at about 18.0 degrees north latitude and 238.0 degrees east longitude. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22639","description_508":"This image of domes and fractures in Occator Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 3, 2018 from an altitude of about 28 miles (44 kilometers).","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA22639","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA","title":"Domes and Fractures in Occator Crater"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22639/PIA22639~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":51000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22639/PIA22639~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":51000,"height":640},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA22639/PIA22639~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1024,"width":1024,"size":287000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21918/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2018-03-14T00:00:00Z","description":"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. Dawn acquired the picture with its framing camera on Aug. 30, 2016, and it was processed with the help of NASA Ames Stereo Pipeline (ASP), to estimate the slope of the cliff. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21918","description_508":"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.","keywords":["Dawn","Ceres","dwarf planet"],"media_type":"image","nasa_id":"PIA21918","secondary_creator":"NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA/ASI/INAF","title":"Juling Crater"}],"links":[{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21918/PIA21918~medium.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":1280,"size":68000,"height":892},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21918/PIA21918~small.jpg","rel":"alternate","render":"image","width":640,"size":24000,"height":446},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21918/PIA21918~thumb.jpg","rel":"preview","render":"image","width":640,"size":24000,"height":446},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21918/PIA21918~orig.jpg","rel":"canonical","render":"image","height":1338,"width":1918,"size":132000}]},{"href":"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA21916/collection.json","data":[{"center":"JPL","date_created":"2017-12-21T00:00:00Z","description":"These images show a subtle feature on Ceres called Kwanzaa Tholus. Kwanzaa, meaning \"first fruits\" in Swahili, is an African-American festival based on ancient African harvest celebrations, and takes place from December 26 to January 1. A tholus is a type of small mountain. Kwanzaa Tholus measures about 22 by 12 miles (35 by 19 kilometers) and is elevated about 2 miles (3 km) above its surroundings. Because the mountain does not rise sharply above the ground, it is difficult to see in the mosaic on the left, although a small crescent-shaped shadow stands out. The image on the right, which is an elevation map of the area, shows where Kwanzaa Tholus is more prominently. The rounded shape of Kwanzaa Tholus is typical of tholi (plural of tholus) in general, but is different than other examples found on Ceres (like Dalien Tholus) and Mars. This region is particularly rich in this type of feature: The current Ceres map shows six named tholi and montes (slightly bigger mountains) in the region (centered around 32 degrees north, 327 degrees east) and several others including Ahuna Mons farther south. Scientists say Kwanzaa Tholus may have once been as prominent as Ahuna Mons, the tallest and most noticeable mountain on Ceres. Ahuna Mons is likely a cryovolcano, a volcano formed by the gradual accumulation of thick, slowly flowing icy materials. Because ice https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/ceres-cryo-volcano/is not strong enough to preserve an elevated structure for extended periods, cryovolcanoes on Ceres are expected to gradually collapse over tens of millions of years. This means Kwanzaa Tholus and other tholi in that area could be degraded mountains, which also formed from cryovolcanic activity. 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The sizes and relative positions are correctly to scale: This is such a tiny planetary system that its sun, TRAPPIST-1, is not much bigger than our planet Jupiter, and all the planets are very close to the size of Earth. Their orbits all fall well within what, in our solar system, would be the orbital distance of our innermost planet, Mercury. With such small orbits, the TRAPPIST-1 planets complete a \"year\" in a matter of a few Earth days: 1.5 for the innermost planet, TRAPPIST-1b, and 20 for the outermost, TRAPPIST-1h. This particular arrangement of planets with a double-transit reflect an actual configuration of the system during the 21 days of observations made by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in late 2016. The system has been revealed through observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the ground-based TRAPPIST (TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope) telescope, as well as other ground-based observatories. 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