NASA VR: Fly Over Ceres with the Dawn Spacecraft (360 video)

Occator Crater on Ceres is home to the brightest area on the entire dwarf planet. At 57 miles (92 kilometers) wide and 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) deep, Occator displays evidence of recent geologic activity. NASA's Dawn mission found that the bright spots may have been produced by upwelling of salt-rich liquids after the impact that formed the crater. Pan and zoom as you fly over the crater with Dawn in this 360-degree animation made with observations from the spacecraft.

Important note: Not all browsers support viewing 360 videos/images. YouTube supports uploading and playback of 360 degree videos/images on computers using Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Opera browsers.

For science results about the bright spots, visit: https://go.nasa.gov/2syfJgB

More information about Dawn is available at:
http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov
http://www.nasa.gov/dawn

Visualization: DLR
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA

• #science_technology
• #nasa
• #jet_propulsion_laboratory
• #jpl
• #space
• #exploration
• #planets
• #ceres
• #occator
• #occator_crater
• #nasa_dawn
• #bright_spots
• #dwarf_planet
• #dlr