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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-09-02 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows a portion of the northern hemisphere of dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 915 miles (1,470 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 450 feet (140 meters) per pixel, was taken on August 21, 2015.
PIA19884:
Dawn HAMO Image 8
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-09-01 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows a portion of the southern hemisphere of dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 915 miles (1,470 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 450 feet (140 meters) per pixel, was taken on August 21, 2015.
PIA19883:
Dawn HAMO Image 7
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-31 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows a portion of the southern hemisphere of dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 915 miles (1,470 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 450 feet (140 meters) per pixel, was taken on August 21, 2015.
PIA19882:
Dawn HAMO Image 6
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-28 Pluto New Horizons
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This frame from an animation is a dramatic view of the Pluto system is as NASA's New Horizons spacecraft saw it in July 2015.
PIA19873:
Flying Past Pluto (Animation) Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-28 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows a portion of the northern hemisphere of dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 915 miles (1,470 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 450 feet (140 meters) per pixel, was taken on August 21, 2015.
PIA19881:
Dawn HAMO Image 5
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-27 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows a portion of the northern hemisphere of dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 915 miles (1,470 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 450 feet (140 meters) per pixel, was taken on August 21, 2015.
PIA19635:
Dawn HAMO Image 4
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-26 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows high southern latitudes on Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). Zadeni crater, measuring about 80 miles (130 kilometers) across, is on the right side of the image.
PIA19634:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 54
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-25 Ceres Dawn
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NASA's Dawn Spacecraft took this image of Gaue crater, the large crater on the bottom, on Ceres. Gaue is a Germanic goddess to whom offerings are made in harvesting rye. The resolution of the image is 450 feet (140 meters) per pixel.
PIA19633:
Gaue Crater -- Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-25 Ceres Dawn
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NASA's Dawn spacecraft took this image that shows a mountain ridge, near lower left, that lies in the center of Urvara crater on Ceres. Urvara is an Indian and Iranian deity of plants and fields. The crater's diameter is 101 miles (163 kilometers).
PIA19632:
Urvara Peaks
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NASA's Dawn spacecraft spotted this tall, conical mountain on Ceres from a distance of 915 miles (1,470 kilometers). The mountain, located in the southern hemisphere, stands 4 miles (6 kilometers) high.
PIA19631:
The Lonely Mountain
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-24 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken on June 25, 2015 by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows the bright spots of Occator crater on Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers) with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel.
PIA19630:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 53
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-21 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 6, 2015, features a tall mountain on Ceres that is 4 miles (6 kilometers) high -- among the tallest features seen on Ceres to date.
PIA19629:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 52
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-20 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, features a crater at lower right with a sharp rim and bright material on its walls. The image, with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel, was taken on June 6, 2015.
PIA19628:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 51
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-19 Ceres Dawn
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This image of Ceres, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, features several craters with bright material within and around them. The image is centered on terrain near the equator of Ceres and faces southeast.
PIA19627:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 50
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-18 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows a portion of the southern hemisphere of dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers).
PIA19626:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 49
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-17 Ceres Dawn
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This map of Ceres, constructed from data collected by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows the dwarf planet's surface with features that have been named as of August 14, 2015.
PIA19625:
Ceres Map With Crater Names -- August 2015
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-14 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken on June 7, 2015 by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows a portion of the southern hemisphere of Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). The crater at the lower left is called Toharu, which is 54 miles (87 kilometers) wide.
PIA19624:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 48
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-13 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken on June 6, 2015 by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). A mountain can be seen on the left. The western edge of Haulani crater can be seen on the upper right at the limb.
PIA19623:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 47
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-12 Pluto New Horizons
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Four images from New Horizons' Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) were combined with color data from the spacecraft's Ralph instrument to create this enhanced color global view of Pluto.
PIA09113:
Pluto's Colorful Composition
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-12 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken on June 6, 2015 by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows a mountain on Ceres at center-left that is 4 miles (6 kilometers) high, from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers) with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel.
PIA19622:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 46
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-11 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken June 6, 2015 by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows Haulani crater on Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers) with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel. North on Ceres is toward upper right.
PIA19621:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 45
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This image, taken on June 9, 2015 by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows Dantu crater on Ceres, at upper right, from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). North on Ceres is toward upper right.
PIA19620:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 44
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 25, 2015, shows a portion of the southern hemisphere of dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers) with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel.
PIA19616:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 43
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-06 Ceres Dawn
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This frame from a video shows the bright spots in Occator crater on dwarf planet Ceres, generated from data from NASA's Dawn spacecraft.
PIA19619:
Ceres Animations: Global View, Occator, Mountain, 3-D View Animation Icon
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Among the highest features seen by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on Ceres so far is a mountain about 4 miles (6 kilometers) high, which is roughly the elevation of Mount McKinley in Alaska's Denali National Park.
PIA19618:
Tall Mountain: Enhanced View
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-06 Ceres Dawn
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This frame from an animation from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows intriguing bright spots on Ceres lie in a crater named Occator, which is about 60 miles (90 kilometers) across and 2 miles (4 kilometers) deep.
PIA19617:
Occator Crater: Enhanced View
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-06 Ceres Dawn
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This image of Ceres, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, features a large, steep-sided mountain and several intriguing bright spots. The mountain's height is estimated to be about 4 miles (6 kilometers). It is the highest point seen on Ceres so far.
PIA19615:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 42
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-05 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken on June 25, 2015 by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows a portion of the southern hemisphere of dwarf planet Ceres. The large crater with a central peak at bottom is Zadeni crater.
PIA19614:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 41
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-04 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 24, 2015, shows dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers) with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel.
PIA19613:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 40
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-08-03 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 25, 2015, shows a portion of the northern hemisphere of dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers).
PIA19612:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 39
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-31 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 24, 2015, shows cratered terrain near the day-night line, called the terminator, on dwarf planet Ceres.
PIA19611:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 38
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-30 Charon New Horizons
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The science team of NASA's New Horizons mission has produced this global map of Pluto's largest moon, Charon. The map includes all available resolved images of the surface acquired between July 7-14, 2015 on the anti-Pluto facing hemisphere.
PIA19866:
Global Map of Pluto's Moon Charon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-30 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows a portion of the northern hemisphere on dwarf planet Ceres on June 24, 2015. The largest crater in this image, in the lower right quadrant, is called Ezinu. It is 75 miles (120 kilometers) across.
PIA19610:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 37
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-29 Pluto New Horizons
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This image contains the initial, informal names being used by the New Horizons team for the features on Pluto's Sputnik Planum (plain). These names have not yet been approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
PIA19865:
Informal Names for Features on Pluto's Sputnik Planum
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-29 Pluto New Horizons
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This image contains the initial, informal names being used by NASA's New Horizons team for the features and regions on the surface of Pluto's largest moon, Charon. These names have not yet been approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
PIA19864:
Informal Names for Features on Pluto's Moon Charon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-29 Pluto New Horizons
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This image contains the initial, informal names being used by NASA's New Horizons team for the features and regions on the surface of Pluto. These names have not yet been approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
PIA19863:
Informal Names for Features on Pluto
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-29 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 24, 2015, shows Dantu crater on dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers); Dantu crater as small patches of bright material sprinkled around it.
PIA19609:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 36
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-28 Ceres Dawn
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This image, from NASA's Dawn's visible and infrared mapping spectrometer (VIR), highlights a bright region on Ceres known as Haulani, named after the Hawaiian plant goddess.
PIA19608:
Haulani Seen by VIR
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-28 Ceres Dawn
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This pair of images shows color-coded maps from NASA's Dawn mission, revealing the highs and lows of topography on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres.
PIA19607:
Topographic Maps of Ceres' East and West Hemispheres
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This color-coded map from NASA's Dawn mission shows the highs and lows of topography on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres. It is labeled with names of features approved by the International Astronomical Union.
PIA19606:
Topographic Ceres Map With Crater Names
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-28 Ceres Dawn
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This frame from an animation shows a color-coded map from NASA's Dawn mission revealing the highs and lows of topography on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres.
PIA19605:
Ceres Topographic Globe Animation Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-27 Pluto New Horizons
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The science team of NASA's New Horizons mission has produced an updated global map of the dwarf planet Pluto. The map includes all resolved images of the surface acquired between July 7-14, 2015.
PIA19858:
Global Map of Pluto
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-27 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows the brightest spots on dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel, was taken on June 24, 2015.
PIA19604:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 35
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-25 Pluto New Horizons
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Four images from NASA's New Horizons were combined with color data from the Ralph instrument to create this global view of Pluto. (The lower right edge of Pluto in this view currently lacks high-resolution color coverage.)
PIA19857:
Pluto in True Color
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-24 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken on June 25, 2015 by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows a portion of the southern hemisphere of dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers), with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel.
PIA19603:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 34
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-23 Pluto New Horizons
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This image from NASA's New Horizons highlights the contrasting appearance of the two worlds: Charon is mostly gray, with a dark reddish polar cap, while Pluto shows a wide variety of subtle color variations.
PIA19856:
A Binary Planet in Color
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-23 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken on June 25, 2015 by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows a portion of the southern hemisphere of dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers), with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel.
PIA19602:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 33
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-22 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel, was taken on June 25, 2015.
PIA19601:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 32
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-21 Pluto New Horizons
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NASA's New Horizons spacecraft captured these images of Pluto's moon Nix which shows a reddish spot that has attracted the interest of the mission scientists (left), and the small, irregularly shaped moon Hydra (right).
PIA19847:
'Capturing' Nix and Hydra
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-21 Pluto New Horizons
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A newly discovered mountain range lies near the southwestern margin of Pluto's heart-shaped Tombaugh Regio (Tombaugh Region), situated between bright, icy plains and dark, heavily-cratered terrain as seen by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.
PIA19842:
A Mountain Range within Pluto's 'Heart'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-21 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel, was taken on June 25, 2015.
PIA19600:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 31
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-20 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel, was taken on June 24, 2015.
PIA19599:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 30
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-17 Pluto New Horizons
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At center left of Pluto's vast heart-shaped feature ('Tombaugh Regio') lies a vast, craterless plain that appears to be no more than 100 million years old, and is possibly still being shaped by geologic processes as seen by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.
PIA19841:
Frozen Plains in the Heart of Pluto's 'Heart'
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Artist's concept of the interaction of the solar wind (the supersonic outflow of electrically charged particles from the Sun) with Pluto's predominantly nitrogen atmosphere based on NASA's New Horizons' SWAP instrument.
PIA19719:
Artist's Concept of the Interaction of the Solar Wind
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-17 Pluto New Horizons
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Peering closely at the 'heart of Pluto,' in the western half of what mission scientists have informally named Tombaugh Regio (Tombaugh Region), NASA's New Horizons' Ralph instrument revealed evidence of carbon monoxide ice.
PIA19718:
Peering Closely at the 'Heart of Pluto'
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These two images of Pluto and Charon were collected separately by NASA's New Horizons during approach on July 13 and July 14, 2015. The relative reflectivity, size, separation, and orientations, and colors are approximated in this composite image.
PIA19717:
Portrait of Pluto and Charon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-17 Pluto New Horizons
Alice UVS
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This figure shows how the Alice instrument onboard NASA's New Horizons spacecraft count rate changed over time during the sunset and sunrise observations.
PIA19716:
Alice Solar Occultation
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Alice UVS
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This figure shows the locations of the sunset and sunrise solar occultations observed by the Alice instrument on NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.
PIA19715:
Pluto Solar Occultations
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This annotated view from NASA's New Horizons of a portion of Pluto's Sputnik Planum (Sputnik Plain), named for Earth's first artificial satellite, shows an array of enigmatic features.
PIA19714:
Portion of Pluto's Sputnik Planum (Sputnik Plain)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-17 Ceres Dawn
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This artist concept shows NASA's Dawn spacecraft above dwarf planet Ceres, as seen in images from the mission.
PIA19598:
Dawn Fires Its Engine Above Ceres (Artist Concept)
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows a portion of the southern hemisphere of dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel, was taken on June 25, 2015
PIA19597:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 29
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-16 Charon New Horizons
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This image, taken by NASA's New Horizons, is of an area on Pluto's largest moon Charon featuring a captivating feature-a depression with a peak in the middle, shown here in the upper left corner of the inset.
PIA19713:
Close-Up of Charon’s ‘Mountain in a Moat’
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-16 Pluto Cassini-Huygens
ISS - Narrow Angle
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As one NASA spacecraft sailed past the distant ice world of Pluto, collecting never-before-seen vistas and invaluable science data, NASA's Cassini spacecraft turned its gaze in that direction from its outpost at Saturn.
PIA19641:
Pluto Seen from Saturn
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-16 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel, was taken on June 25, 2015.
PIA19596:
Dawn Survey Orbit Image 28
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-15 Pluto New Horizons
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This close-up image from NASAs New Horizon spacecraft is of a region near Pluto equator reveals a giant surprise: a range of youthful mountains rising as high as 11,000 feet 3,500 meters above the surface of the icy body.
PIA19710:
The Icy Mountains of Pluto
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-15 Charon New Horizons
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A swath of cliffs and troughs stretches about 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) on Pluto's largest moon Charon are revealed in this image from NASA'as New Horizon's spacecraft, taken late on July 13, 2015.
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Charon's Surprising Youthful and Varied Terrain
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-15 Pluto New Horizons
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The latest spectra from NASA's New Horizons Ralph instrument reveal an abundance of methane ice, but with striking differences from place to place across the frozen surface of Pluto.
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Pluto: The Ice Plot Thickens
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-15 Hydra New Horizons
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Like that of Charon, Hydra's surface is probably covered with water ice, the most abundant ice in the universe. This image, with a resolution of 2 miles per pixel, was taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft from approximately 400,000 miles away.
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Hydra Emerges from the Shadows
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-15 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel, was taken on June 24, 2015.
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Dawn Survey Orbit Image 27
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-14 Pluto New Horizons
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Pluto nearly fills the frame in this image from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, taken on July 13, 2015. This is the last and most detailed image sent to Earth before the spacecraft's closest approach to Pluto on July 14.
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Pluto's Big Heart in Color
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-14 Pluto New Horizons
Ralph Color Imager
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This July 13, 2015, image of Pluto and Charon is presented in false colors to make differences in surface material and features easy to see. It was obtained by the Ralph instrument on NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.
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Pluto and Charon in False Color Show Compositional Diversity
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-14 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel, was taken on June 24, 2015.
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Dawn Survey Orbit Image 26
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-13 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows a portion of the northern hemisphere of dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel, was taken on June 24, 2015
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Dawn Survey Orbit Image 25
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-10 Pluto New Horizons
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These circular maps shows the distribution of Pluto's dark and bright terrains as revealed by NASA's New Horizons mission prior to July 4, 2015. In these maps, the polar bright terrain is surrounded by a somewhat darker polar fringe.
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Dark and Bright Terrains of Pluto
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-10 Pluto New Horizons
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This image of Pluto was taken by NASA's New Horizons' spacecraft at 4:18 UT on July 9, 2015, from a range of 3.9 million miles (6.3 million kilometers) reveals new details on the surface of Pluto.
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New Details on Pluto
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-10 Charon New Horizons
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This image of Charon was taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft on July 9, 2015, from a range of 3.9 million miles (6.3 million kilometers) shows numerous bright spots, scattered over Charon's surface.
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Bright Spots on Charon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-10 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel, was taken on June 21, 2015.
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Dawn Survey Orbit Image 24
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel, was taken on June 22, 2015.
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Dawn Survey Orbit Image 23
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-08 Pluto New Horizons
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In the early morning hours of July 8, 2015, mission scientists received this new view of Pluto -- the most detailed yet returned by New Horizons. The image was taken on July 7, when the NASA spacecraft was just under 5 million miles (8 million kilometers)
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A Heart on Pluto
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-08 Pluto New Horizons
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This four-frame movie shows NASA's New Horizons' final deep search for hazardous material around Pluto, obtained on July 1, 2015. These data allow a highly sensitive search for any new moons.
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Final Hazard Search Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-08 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel, was taken on June 18, 2015.
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Dawn Survey Orbit Image 22
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-07 Pluto New Horizons
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This map of Pluto, created from images taken from June 27-July 3, 2015, by NASA's New Horizons. This map gives mission scientists an important tool to decipher the complex and intriguing pattern of bright and dark markings on Pluto's surface.
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The Whale and the Donut
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This image, taken on June 17, 2015 by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers) with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel. A bright area called 'Spot 1' can be seen in this image.
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Dawn Survey Orbit Image 21
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-06 Pluto New Horizons
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NASA's New Horizons spacecraft obtained these three images of Pluto between July 1-3, 2015, as the spacecraft closed in on its July 14 encounter with the dwarf planet and its moons.
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Three Views of Pluto
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-06 Pluto New Horizons
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This color version of NASA's New Horizons Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) picture of Pluto taken July 3, 2015, was created by adding color data from the Ralph instrument gathered earlier in the mission.
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A Pluto Color Combo
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-06 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken on June 22, 2015 by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows a portion of the southern hemisphere of dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers) with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel.
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Dawn Survey Orbit Image 20
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-03 Pluto New Horizons
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What color is Pluto? The answer, revealed in the first maps made from NASA's New Horizons data, turns out to be shades of reddish brown.
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The 'Other' Red Planet (Animation) Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-03 Pluto New Horizons
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This image was created by NASA New Horizons to reveal color surface features of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon. It was taken between June 23 and June 29, 2015.
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Pluto and Charon Surfaces in Living Color (Animation) Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-03 Pluto New Horizons
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This image of Pluto and its big moon Charon was taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft at 04:15 (UTC) on July 1, 2015, and shows the clearest view yet of the sides of Pluto and Charon.
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A Remarkable World
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-02 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken on June 18, 2015 by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers) -- a mountain 3 miles (5 kilometers) high, surrounded by relatively smooth terrain, can be seen here.
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Dawn Survey Orbit Image 19
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-01 Pluto New Horizons
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This illustration shows some of the final images used to determine that the coast is clear for NASA's New Horizons' flight through the Pluto system.
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All Clear for New Horizons
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-01 Charon New Horizons
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This pair of approximately true color images of Pluto and its big moon Charon, taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, highlight the dramatically different appearance of different sides of the dwarf planet, and reveal never-before-seen details.
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Two Faces of Pluto
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This series of images taken by NASA's New Horizons' Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC) shows how Pluto (left) and Charon (right) change in brightness as they rotate over 6.4 Earth days.
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True Color of Pluto and Charon Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-01 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken on June 18, 2015 by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers) -- a mountain 3 miles (5 kilometers) high, surrounded by relatively smooth terrain, can be seen here.
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Dawn Survey Orbit Image 18
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-06-30 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 16, 2015, shows a portion of the southern hemisphere of dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers), with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel.
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Dawn Survey Orbit Image 17
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-06-29 Ceres Dawn
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This image of dwarf planet Ceres, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 15, 2015, shows a cluster of mysterious spots that are clearly brighter than their surroundings. Dawn took this image at an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers).
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Dawn Survey Orbit Image 16
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-06-26 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel, was taken on June 10, 2015.
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Dawn Survey Orbit Image 15
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-06-25 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel, was taken on June 9, 2015.
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Dawn Survey Orbit Image 14
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-06-24 Ceres Dawn
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The north pole of Ceres can be seen in this image taken on June 9, 2015 by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers) with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel.
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Dawn Survey Orbit Image 13
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-06-23 Ceres Dawn
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This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows dwarf planet Ceres from an altitude of 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers). The image, with a resolution of 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel, was taken on June 7, 2015.
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Dawn Survey Orbit Image 12
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