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Saturn at Opposition
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February 19, 2008
Saturn at Opposition
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Dawn HAMO Image 39
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Fracture Network in Occator Crater
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Crescents of Neptune and Triton
Slipping into shadow, the south polar vortex at Saturn's moon Titan still stands out against the orange and blue haze layers that are characteristic of Titan's atmosphere.
Dusk in the South
This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the brightest area seen on asteroid Vesta so far. It shows a crater located inside the rim of the Rheasilvia basin at the south pole of Vesta.
Extremely Bright Area
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Dawn HAMO Image 34
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Color Dichotomy on Iapetus
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Occator Crater and Ceres' Brightest Spots
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