The maps use color to differentiate the heights of various craters and peaks on the Ceres. (Previously we've mostly been admiring black and white photos of bright spots and pyramids.) The map ...

NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (2015, April 16). Dwarf planet Ceres color map reveals surface diversity. ScienceDaily. Retrieved May 21, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 04 ...

A new color map of dwarf planet Ceres, which NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has been orbiting since March, reveals the diversity of the surface of this planetary body. Differences in morphology and ...

Now, to tide people over until the dwarf planet’s next photoshoot, scientists have rendered Ceres in color. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory put together a colorized map of the planetary surface.

A color-enhanced view of Ceres, the nearest dwarf planet to Earth, high­lights its Oc­ca­tor crater. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA Pluto is the most famous dwarf planet ...