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Caparronia Crater Covered with Ejecta and Small, Secondary Craters

Caparronia Crater Covered with Ejecta and Small, Secondary Craters
December 1, 2011
Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
PIA Number PIA15129
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This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft is dominated by Caparronia impact crater, approximately 55 km in diameter with a mostly fresh, irregularly shaped rim. It also has a curved, linear mound running across most of its base.