These mosaics of Occator Crater are composed of several images taken by Dawn’s Framing Camera from a distance of 35 kilometers. Within the crater, which has a diameter of 92 kilometers (A), there are two areas of bright deposits. The deposits in the center of the crater, called Cerealia Facula (B), measure only a few kilometers in diameter. In its center a dome bulges upwards. The deposits in the northeast of the crater are called Vinalia Faculae (C).
These mosaics of Occator Crater are composed of several images taken by Dawn's Framing Camera from a distance of 35 kilometers. Within the crater, which has a diameter of 92 kilometers (A) , there are two areas of bright deposits. The deposits in the center of the crater, called Cerealia Facula (B) , measure only a few kilometers in diameter. In its center a dome bulges upwards. The deposits in the northeast of the crater are called Vinalia Faculae (C) . A. Nathues et al. Nature Astronomy Until a million years ago, dwarf planet Ceres, the largest body in the asteroid belt, was the scene of cryovolcanic eruptions: below the Occator Crater, subsurface brine pushed upward; the water evaporated, leaving behind bright, salty deposits.
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