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Dawn LAMO Image 141

Dawn LAMO Image 141
Photojournal: PIA20861
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: August 2, 2016

The low angle of sunlight creates stark shadows in this Cerean scene. NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this image on June 17, 2016.

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