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Dawn LAMO Image 26

Dawn LAMO Image 26
Photojournal: PIA20380
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: February 12, 2016

This ancient crater on Ceres displays a flattened floor and a low, rounded central peak. NASA's Dawn spacecraft captured the scene on Jan. 2, 2016.

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