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Vinalia Faculae Up Close

Vinalia Faculae Up Close
Photojournal: PIA22478
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: July 2, 2018

This close-up image of the Vinalia Faculae in Occator Crater on Ceres, obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 14, 2018, reveals the intricate pattern between bright and dark material across this flow feature.

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