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Cornelia Crater

Cornelia Crater
Photojournal: PIA15401
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: February 24, 2012

This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows Cornelia crater on asteroid Vesta with a sharp, fresh rim. Cornelia crater has a spectacular internal structure, which consists of bright and dark material.

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