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Ahuna Mons

Ahuna Mons
Photojournal: PIA21919
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA/ASI/INAF
Published: March 14, 2018

This view from NASA's Dawn mission shows Ceres' tallest mountain, Ahuna Mons. A significant amount of sodium carbonate has been found, shown in green and red colors in the lower right image.

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