A grayscale image from the Dawn spacecraft showing Occator Crater on Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt. Bright spots within the crater remain a mystery despite high-resolution images. A faint haze is also visible above the crater. The image is a composite from recent observations.

Astronomy Picture from 16/09/2015

Bright Spots Resolved in Occator Crater on Ceres

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150916.html


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