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Oxo Crater

Oxo Crater
Oxo Crater Dawn captured this view of Oxo Crater on Jan. 16 from an altitude of 240 miles (385 kilometers). Although it is a modest six miles (10 kilometers) across, it is a particularly interesting crater. This is the only location (so far) on Ceres where Dawn has clearly detected water. Oxo is the second brightest area on Ceres. Only Occator Crater is brighter. Oxo also displays a uniquely large “slump” in its rim, where a mass of material has dropped below the surface. Full image and caption NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA