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Water Molecule 'Hops' on Ceres

Water Molecule 'Hops' on Ceres
Photojournal: PIA21083
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: December 15, 2016

This graphic of an enhanced color image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a theoretical path of a water molecule on Ceres.

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