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File:Vesta Craters in various states of degradation.jpg

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English: An image of craters in various states of degradation on Vesta, taken by Dawn on August 6, 2011. It has a resolution of about 260 meters per pixel.
Date 20 August 2011
Source http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/dawn_vesta_image_365889442.asp
Author NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA

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