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Ceres' Northern Hemisphere in Survey

Ceres' Northern Hemisphere in Survey
Photojournal: PIA19570
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: June 10, 2015

Craters in the northern hemisphere of dwarf planet Ceres are seen in this image taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 6, 2015.

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