<ul><li>NASA’s Dawn spacecraft captured an image of Ceres’ south polar region, the dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.</li><li>Launched in 2007, Dawn completed extended stays at asteroid Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres.</li><li>The mission aimed to capture the early moments of the solar system's origin and study the formation of terrestrial planets.</li><li>Dawn's mission ended in 2018, after successfully exploring the inner solar system and providing valuable insights.</li></ul>

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