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OCR: This image of Miranda, obtained by Voyager 2 on approach, shows and unusual "chevron" figure and regions of distinctly differing terrain of Uranian Moon. Grooved areas baring light and dark bands, distinct from other areas of mottled terrain, are visible at this resolution of about 600 meters (2,000 feet). The bright V-shaped feature in the grooved areas is the chevron observed in earlier, lower resolution images. Cutting across the bands are sinuous scarps, probably faults. Superimposed on both types of terrain are many bowl-shaped impact craters less than 5 kilometers (3 miles) wide. The entire picture spans an area about 220 kilometers (140 miles) across. Voyager was 42,000 kilometers (26,000 miles) away when its narrow-angle camera acquired this clear-filter view. Miranda's Terrain *P- ...