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Dawn LAMO Image 126

Dawn LAMO Image 126
Photojournal: PIA20826
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: July 12, 2016

This image shows cratered terrain on dwarf planet Ceres, seen by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 15, 2016. The image is centered at approximately 3 degrees north latitude, 208 degrees east longitude.

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