Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

3D Ahuna Mons

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 19, 2016 is “3D Ahuna Mons,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , UCLA , MPS/DLR/IDA. The original explanation runs about 133 words.

3D Ahuna Mons
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , UCLA , MPS/DLR/IDA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Get out your red/blue glasses and gaze across Ceres at mysterious mountain Ahuna Mons . Shown in a 3D anaglyph perspective view , the mosaicked image data was captured in December of 2015, taken from the Dawn spacecraft’s low-altitude mapping orbit about 385 kilometers above the surface of the dwarf planet.”

— APOD editors, March 19, 2016

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
March 19, 2016
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , UCLA , MPS/DLR/IDA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 133 words

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