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When viewed from a distance with the sun directly behind the Cassini space probe, the larger, brighter craters of Saturn's moon Dione are highlighted. Among these larger craters, some leave bright ray patterns across the moon, evidence of the impact that created them. The rayed crater seen here on Dione (698 miles, or 1,123 kilometers across) is named Creusa. The rays are brighter material blasted out by the impact that formed the crater. Scientists can use the patterns of ejecta (like these rays), to help determine the order of geological events on a moon's surface by examining which features lie on top of other features. This view looks toward the Saturn-facing side of Dione. North on Dione is up and rotated 31 degrees to the right. The image was taken with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on November 26, 2016 using a spectral filter which preferentially admits wavelengths of near-infrared light centered at 727 nanometers. The view was obtained at a distance of approximatel...