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Terrain within Urvara crater, Ceres

Terrain within Urvara crater, Ceres
Terrain within Urvara crater, Ceres Dawn observed this area of craters, hills and canyons inside Urvara Crater on June 2, 2016, from an altitude of 240 miles (385 kilometers). The third largest crater on Ceres, it is 106 miles (170 kilometers) wide. We have seen Urvara several times before, and the crater on the right of this picture is visible in the northwestern part of Urvara shownhere and here. Urvara is on the new map at 46°S, 249°E. Full image and caption. NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA