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Dawn optical navigation sequence over Ceres' north pole, April 14, 2015 (animation)

Dawn optical navigation sequence over Ceres' north pole, April 14, 2015 (animation)
Dawn optical navigation sequence over Ceres' north pole, April 14, 2015 (animation) Dawn took these images on April 14 and 15 from a vantage point 22,000 kilometers above Ceres' northern hemisphere. It was the last optical navigation sequence taken before Dawn was to reach its first science orbit altitude on April 23. NASA / JPL / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA