Dwarf planet Ceres shown in false color, with Occator Crater visible.Image: NASA / JPL-CalTech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA Scientists add the mysterious bright spots on Ceres, the largest object in the main asteroid belt, to a giant reservoir of salt water beneath the crust of the …
Read More »Dwarf planet Ceres is ‘ocean world’ with salt water deep underground
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is an ‘ocean world’ with a large reservoir of salt water beneath its frigid surface, scientists said in findings that increase interest in this dwarf planet as a possible outpost for life. Occator Crater and …
Read More »Nasa unveils first findings after journey to mysterious ocean world in asteroid belt
Nasa has revealed its observations of a trip to Ceres, the mysterious world in the asteroid belt. Ceres is a dwarf planet, and the largest of the enormous number of objects found in the ring of rocks between Mars and Jupiter. Now, scientists using data from observations of Nasa’s world …
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