Ceres

Ceres’ “Pyramid” Gets a Closer Look, But Bright Spots Remain a Mystery

The Dawn spacecraft is now orbiting just 1,470 kilometers (915 miles) above Ceres’ surface, and the science team released these…

9 years ago

Mysterious Bright Spots and Pyramidal Mountain Star in Dawn’s Daunting Flyover of Ceres: Video

https://youtu.be/Inc9BtRip04 Video caption: Take a tour of weird Ceres! Visit a 2-mile-deep crater and a 4-mile-tall mountain in the video…

9 years ago

Ceres Resembles Saturn’s Icy Moons

Ceres' topography is revealed in full (but false) color in a new map created from elevation data gathered by NASA's Dawn…

9 years ago

What’s Up With Ceres’ Mysterious Bright Spots? Reply Hazy, Ask Again Later

The crater that contains those puzzlingly bright spots on Ceres may harbor an equally puzzling haze. Or not. The hints of haze…

9 years ago

Is That a Big Crater on Pluto? Pyramidal Mountain Found on Ceres

You're probably as eager as I am for new images of Pluto and Ceres as both New Horizons and Dawn…

9 years ago

Ceres Has Lots of Bright Spots

Those bright mystery spots aren't the only ones on Ceres. Recent photos posted on JPL's Photojournal site  feature a spectacular rayed crater…

9 years ago

Ceres Bright Spots Keep Their Secret Even From 2,700 miles Up

Don't get me wrong. I love this new photo. Dawn snapped it from its second mapping orbit from 2,700 miles up…

9 years ago

Dawn Does Dramatic Fly Over of Ceres, Enters Lower Mapping Orbit: Video

https://youtu.be/uSaLVAl-ObY Video caption: This new video animation of Ceres was created from images taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft at altitudes…

9 years ago

Ceres’ White Spots Multiply in Latest Dawn Photos

We don't know exactly what those mysterious white spots on Ceres are yet, but we're getting closer to an explanation.…

10 years ago