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Triton - Detail of Dark and Light Material

Triton - Detail of Dark and Light Material

NASAs Voyager 2 acquired this black and white image of Triton, Neptunes largest satellite, during the night of Aug. 24-25, 1989. Tritons limb cuts obliquely across the middle of the image. The field of view is about 1,000 km (600 miles) across.

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Dione Mosaic

Dione Mosaic

Many impact craters -- the record of the collision of cosmic debris -- are shown in this mosaic from NASAs Voyager 1 of Saturns moon Dione.

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Mercury: Photomosaic of the Tolstoj Quadrangle H-8

Mercury: Photomosaic of the Tolstoj Quadrangle H-8

This computer generated mosaic from NASAs Mariner 10 is of Mercurys Tolstoj Quadrangle, named for the ancient Tolstoj crater located in the lower center of the image.

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Mercury: Photomosaic of the Shakespeare Quadrangle of Mercury (Southern Half) H-3

Mercury: Photomosaic of the Shakespeare Quadrangle of Mercury (Southern Half) H-3

This computer generated photomosaic from NASAs Mariner 10 is of the southern half of Mercurys Shakespeare Quadrangle, named for the ancient Shakespeare crater located on the upper edge to the left of center.

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Mercury: Photomosaic of the Shakespeare Quadrangle (Northern Half) H-3

Mercury: Photomosaic of the Shakespeare Quadrangle (Northern Half) H-3

This image, from NASAs Mariner 10 spacecraft which launched in 1974, is of the northern half of Mercurys Shakespeare Quadrangle.

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