Approach to dwarf planet Ceres
Approach to dwarf planet Ceres
In March 2015, the US Dawn spacecraft, which is carrying a German camera system on board, will reach the dwarf planet Ceres. This image was acquired on 1 December 2014 from a distance of 1.2 million kilometres. In the image, Ceres is just nine pixels across; it is actually approximately one kilometre in diameter and the largest body in the asteroid belt.
