Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Unusual Mountain Ahuna Mons on Asteroid Ceres

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 9, 2017 is “Unusual Mountain Ahuna Mons on Asteroid Ceres,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: Dawn Mission , NASA , JPL-Caltech , UCLA , MPS/DLR/IDA. The original explanation runs about 158 words.

Unusual Mountain Ahuna Mons on Asteroid Ceres
Credit: Image Credit: Dawn Mission , NASA , JPL-Caltech , UCLA , MPS/DLR/IDA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What created this unusual mountain? Ahuna Mons is the largest mountain on the largest known asteroid in our Solar System , Ceres , which orbits our Sun in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter .”

— APOD editors, October 9, 2017

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 9, 2017
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: Dawn Mission , 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 158 words

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