Unveiling Ceres
 
   
 

   

photo credit: NASA

     
   
NASA has released new images of Ceres taken by the Dawn spacecraft. Haulani Crater is pictured above. it measures a distance of 21 miles across.  With the astonishing detail, and the resolution, we can get a better understanding of this  dwarf planet.

"Haulani perfectly displays the properties we would expect from a fresh impact into the surface of Ceres. The crater floor is largely free of impacts, and it contrasts sharply in color from older parts of the surface," said Dr. Martin Hoffmann of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany, in a statement.