{"id":12374,"date":"2016-03-22T15:48:52","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T19:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=12374"},"modified":"2016-03-22T15:48:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T19:48:52","slug":"dawn-at-ceres-new-images-highlight-bright-spots-and-color-differences-on-surface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=12374","title":{"rendered":"Dawn at Ceres: New images highlight bright spots and color differences on surface"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dawn Mission<\/a>\u00a0unveils new images and findings at the dwarf planet Ceres in the asteroid belt:<\/p>\n

Bright Spots and Color Differences Revealed on Ceres<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Scientists from NASA’s Dawn mission unveiled new images from the spacecraft’s lowest orbit at Ceres, including highly-anticipated views of Occator Crater, at the 47th annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in The Woodlands, Texas, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Occator Crater, measuring 57 miles (92 kilometers) across and 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) deep, contains the brightest area on Ceres. Image Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/UCLA\/MPS\/DLR\/IDA\/PSI. Full Image and caption<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>Occator Crater, measuring 57 miles (92 kilometers) across and 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) deep, contains the brightest area on Ceres, the dwarf planet that Dawn has explored since early 2015. The latest images, taken from 240 miles (385 kilometers) above the surface of Ceres, reveal a dome in a smooth-walled pit in the bright center of the crater. Numerous linear features and fractures crisscross the top and flanks of this dome. Prominent fractures also surround the dome and run through smaller, bright regions found within the crater.<\/p>\n