NASA Releases Stunning Images Of Fresh Craters On Ceres
  • 8 years ago
The Dawn Mission has resulted in myriad fascinating discoveries about Ceres and recently provided extraordinary images of both the Haulani and Oxo Craters.

NASA's Dawn Mission has resulted in myriad fascinating discoveries about Ceres and recently provided images of some stunning features on the dwarf planet. 
This time around, the landscape views include close shots of the Haulani Crater, a particularly fresh feature.
The depression measures just over 20 miles across and has a largely level bottom, indicating it is likely too young to have had much contact with plummeting space rocks and debris. 
Also noteworthy is the crater’s angular shape, as such features are typically much rounder.
Experts believe the atypical form is a result of impact occurring n
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