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Detailed 'Snowman' Crater

Detailed 'Snowman' Crater
Photojournal: PIA14673
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Published: August 17, 2011

This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a detailed view of three craters, informally nicknamed 'Snowman' by the camera's team members.

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