Saturday, January 16

Ceres, Part I: New NASA Photos

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has captured some amazing close-up images of the dwarf planet Ceres.  The image above is the younger Kupalo Crater, which is about 16 miles across, shown from an height of 240 miles.  And the image below is the floor of the Dantu Crater.  You can see a brighter spot on the right hand side that appears to be similar to those scientists have been pondering in the Occator Carter, shown in the very bottom image.  It is believed they may represent brine that came to the surface.