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Dione does its best Moon impression

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Dione does its best Moon impression Taken during the April 7, 2010 close flyby of Dione at an altitude of only about 1,500 kilometers, this Cassini image captures a bit of cratered terrain lacking obvious signs of Dione's icy nature.

NASA / JPL / SSI

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