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DAWN - image of the day - August 2016

	31.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 162 (PIA20924) This view of Ceres from NASA's Dawn spacecraft features a small crater at upper left that adjoins Messor Crater. Messor Crater (25 miles or 40 kilometers, wide) is featured in PIA20191.
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	30.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 161 (PIA20923) This view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the southern rim of Gaue Crater on Ceres. Gaue (52 miles, 84 kilometers wide) can be seen from higher altitude in a view obtained earlier in the mission in PIA19633.
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	29.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 160 (PIA20922) This view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the eastern rim of Gaue Crater on Ceres. Gaue (52 miles or 84 kilometers wide) can be seen from higher altitude in a view obtained earlier in the mission in PIA19633.
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	26.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 159 (PIA20921) This view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows terrain on Ceres centered at approximately 34 degrees south latitude, 266 degrees east longitude -- between the large basins named Urvara and Yalode. This area was imaged from a higher altitude in PIA19575 (outside Urvara, at the 2 o'clock position).
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	25.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 158 (PIA20880) An area along the rim of the crater at the center of this view has collapsed, producing a lobe-shaped feature where the material settled. The image is centered at approximately 52 degrees north latitude, 316 degrees east longitude.
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	24.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 157 (PIA20879) The cone-shaped central peak of a Cerean crater casts a long shadow in this view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft. The image is centered at approximately 53 degrees south latitude, 107 degrees east longitude.
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	23.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 156 (PIA20878) NASA's Dawn spacecraft spied this relatively smooth area of Ceres' surface, which includes the feature named Dalien Tholus -- a dome-shaped feature visible in top right quadrant of the image. The image is centered at approximately 2.5 degrees north latitude, 4.3 degrees east longitude.
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	22.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 155 (PIA20877) NASA's Dawn spacecraft captured this tortured landscape just south of Ghanan Crater on Ceres. The image is centered at approximately 70 degrees north latitude, 31 degrees east longitude.
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	19.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 154 (PIA20876) NASA's Dawn spacecraft captured this view, which shows a relatively young crater with smooth walls and a sharp rim. The crater, which has a prominent central ridge, is imprinted upon the rim of the larger Datan Crater, which lies toward the lower right.
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	18.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 153 (PIA20875) NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this view of shadowed craters near Ceres' north pole. Ceres has only a modest tilt of a few degrees to its rotational axis, so its polar regions do not experience drastic changes in the sun's angle and length of day like Earth's extreme north and south.
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	17.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 152 (PIA20874) This view of Ceres from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the rim of Sintana Crater (36 miles, 58 kilometers wide). Sinatana is also seen in PIA20149, an image taken from a higher altitude earlier in Dawn's mission.
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	16.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 151 (PIA20873) This view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows terrain on Ceres centered at approximately 37 degrees south latitude, 51 degrees east longitude. Dawn took this image on May 27, 2016, from its low-altitude mapping orbit, at a distance of about 240 miles (385 kilometers) above the surface. The image resolution is 120 feet (35 meters) per pixel.
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	15.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 150 (PIA20872) NASA's Dawn spacecraft looked down on Ceres' equatorial region to capture this view of intensely cratered terrain. The image is centered at approximately 3 degrees south latitude, 267 degrees east longitude, just south of Kimis Crater.
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	12.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 149 (PIA20871) This view shows peaks in the center of Dantu Crater (78 miles, 125 kilometers) on Ceres. Dantu is named for a Ghanan god associated with the planting of corn.
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	11.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 148 (PIA20870) This view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows terrain near the center of the crater Vinotonus (87 miles, 140 kilometers) in Ceres' northern hemisphere. Vinotonus is named for a Celtic god of vines known from Britain.
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	10.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 147 (PIA20869) NASA's Dawn spacecraft looked northward toward the limb of Ceres to capture this scene, with Rao Crater (7 miles, 12 kilometers) at bottom. Dawn took this image on May 30, 2016, from its low-altitude mapping orbit, at a distance of about 240 miles (385 kilometers) above the surface. The image resolution is 120 feet (35 meters) per pixel.
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	09.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 146 (PIA20868) This oblique view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows Rao Crater (7 miles, 12 kilometers) at center left. Dawn took this image on May 30, 2016, from its low-altitude mapping orbit, at a distance of about 240 miles (385 kilometers) above the surface. The image resolution is 120 feet (35 meters) per pixel.
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	08.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 145 (PIA20866) NASA's Dawn spacecraft views a crater at top center that touches the rim of Messor Crater (25 miles, 40 kilometers), shown at left. The view is similar to PIA20572, but from a different viewing angle.
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	05.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 144 (PIA20864) This image shows an unnamed impact feature that lies on the northern rim of Chaminuka Crater in Ceres' southern hemisphere. NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this image on June 17, 2016, from its low-altitude mapping orbit, at a distance of about 240 miles (385 kilometers) above the surface. The image resolution is 120 feet (35 meters) per pixel.
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	04.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 143 (PIA20863) This view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft features Liber Crater (14 miles, 23 kilometers wide) in Ceres' northern hemisphere, at right. Dawn took this image on June 17, 2016, from its low-altitude mapping orbit, at a distance of about 240 miles (385 kilometers) above the surface. The image resolution is 120 feet (35 meters) per pixel.
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03.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 142 (PIA20862)

This view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the rim of Ernutet Crater (32 miles, 52 kilometers in diameter) on Ceres. This terrain lies just north of the area seen in PIA20833. NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this image on June 17, 2016, from its low-altitude mapping orbit, at a distance of about 240 miles (385 kilometers) above the surface. The image resolution is 120 feet (35 meters) per pixel.

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02.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 141 (PIA20861)

The low angle of sunlight creates stark shadows in this Cerean scene. The image is centered at approximately 74 degrees south latitude, 159 degrees east longitude. NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this image on June 17, 2016, from its low-altitude mapping orbit, at a distance of about 240 miles (385 kilometers) above the surface. The image resolution is 120 feet (35 meters) per pixel.

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	01.08.2016 - Dawn LAMO Image 140 (PIA20860) This view from Ceres' northern hemisphere shows parts of Datan Crater (at left) and Geshtin Crater (at right). NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this image on June 17, 2016, from its low-altitude mapping orbit, at a distance of about 240 miles (385 kilometers) above the surface. The image resolution is 120 feet (35 meters) per pixel.
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