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Dawn Lowest Orbit: Near Samhain Catena

Dawn Lowest Orbit: Near Samhain Catena

This view of Ceres, taken by NASA Dawn spacecraft on December 10, 2015, shows an area in the southern mid-latitudes of the dwarf planet. It is located in an area around a crater chain called Samhain Catena.

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December 22, 2015

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