Why it matters

Occator shows why Other Worlds matters: small bodies offer a very different geological drama.

What happenedA Ceres crater with bright salt deposits that became one of the symbols of the Dawn mission.
Why it mattersOccator shows why Other Worlds matters: small bodies offer a very different geological drama.
How scientists knowNASA Image and Video Library; Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Measurements and uncertainty

直径92 km
Depthnot listed
Ageyoung for Ceres
状态已确认
Coordinates19.800° N / 120.700° W
Record levelextended

Extended record: core parameters have an editorial baseline, while age, depth, and preservation still require primary-source review.

科学档案

Bright spots are linked to salts and possible late activity, complicating the idea of a crater as a passive bowl.

Data provenanceNASA Image and Video Library; Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

重建图廊

更多陨石坑视觉解读

如果已验证图像不足，档案会补充科学重建：不是用幻想替代事实，而是与来源清晰区分的视觉假设。

世界调色icy turquoise, deep space, and distant moons
Occator's bright deposits became one of Ceres's main visual puzzles.
当前视觉预览基础图版：来源图像、轨道资料或编辑图版，视觉解读从这里开始。
Reverse reconstructionmoving from the present trace back to the impact event
Chronological inversionreading the object from future state back through earlier layers
The present as an archive of the futuretreating today's profile as evidence for future analysis

Visual reconstruction

Reverse reconstruction → Chronological inversion → Bidirectional analysis → The present as an archive of the future

每张档案都需要视觉预览：现有图像、经过美学处理的来源，或科学重建图。

Reverse reconstructionmoving from the present trace back to the impact event
Chronological inversionreading the object from future state back through earlier layers
Bidirectional analysischecking past-to-present and present-to-past interpretations
The present as an archive of the futuretreating today's profile as evidence for future analysis

研究历史

Dawn studied the crater in detail, turning Ceres from a distant dot into a geological world.

来源

CSVJSONOccator. Crater.world record. Last reviewed 2026-05-08.
Last reviewed
2026-05-08
Source baseline
NASA Image and Video Library; Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
Uncertainty note
Extended record: core parameters have an editorial baseline, while age, depth, and preservation still require primary-source review.
NASA Image and Video LibraryNASAGazetteer of Planetary NomenclatureInternational Astronomical Union / USGS

Education mode

事实

  • The bright Cerealia Facula lies inside the crater.
  • The feature connects to volatile materials on small bodies.
Glossaryejecta, impact melt, breccia, central peak, erosion
Classroom questionWhich evidence separates an impact crater from a volcanic caldera?
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