Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Fly Over Dwarf Planet Ceres

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 10, 2015 is “Fly Over Dwarf Planet Ceres,” a video. It is credited to Video Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , UCLA , MPS/DLR/IDA, DLR , ESO. The original explanation runs about 148 words.

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From the explanation

“What would it look like to fly over dwarf planet Ceres? Animators from the German Aerospace Center recently took actual images and height data from NASA’s robotic Dawn mission — currently visiting Ceres — to generate several fascinating virtual sequences .”

— APOD editors, June 10, 2015

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
June 10, 2015
Type
Video
Credit
Credit: Video Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , UCLA , MPS/DLR/IDA, DLR , ESO
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 148 words

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