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Three images (from left to right) taken 60, 30 and 3 minutes prior to closest approach showing the different regios of asteroid Lutetia: Bt Baetica, Ac Achaia, Et Etruria, Nb Narbonensis, Nr Noricum, Pa Pannonia, Ra Raetia. The images were taken at distances of 53 000, 27 000 and 3500 km. The resolutions are about 1000, 500 and 60 m per pixel. The north pole is indicated by the blue cross.