Ceres from 1.2 million kilometres away – a small dot
Ceres from 1.2 million kilometres away – a small dot
From a distance of 1.2 million kilometres, the dwarf planet Ceres is just a small, bright dot. In March 2015, the Dawn spacecraft will reach its target and image Ceres from a few hundred kilometres with a German camera system. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) will use the data acquired by the camera to create a three-dimensional terrain model of Ceres.
