bright spots on Ceres
Discussion
MartG said:
MiniMan64 said:
MartG said:
That 'dome' looks like a volcano to me
Tectonic activity on something that small? I think it's just ejecta now from recent impact ( hey, it is in the asteroid belt!) . Which is slightly less exciting than some things suggested, however it may show the underlying terrain. It's very white after all, like the cliffs of Dover. Fossils !
Spot a mountain, and no one cares.
Call it a "pyramid", and it'll go viral.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/23/us/feat-ceres-py...
Call it a "pyramid", and it'll go viral.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/23/us/feat-ceres-py...
TheEnd said:
Spot a mountain, and no one cares.
Call it a "pyramid", and it'll go viral.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/23/us/feat-ceres-py...
You yell SHARK........Call it a "pyramid", and it'll go viral.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/23/us/feat-ceres-py...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB8m0CI4Kfg
Cast yer votes......
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/dawn/world_ceres/
Edit. Went for "other", ejecta patterns around one at least.
Edit 2. Of course it could be a few reasons?
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/dawn/world_ceres/
Edit. Went for "other", ejecta patterns around one at least.
Edit 2. Of course it could be a few reasons?
It looks like a relatively new crater (it has very defined edges compared with the others) I wonder if it suggests Ceres has an ice like crust with a dust coating covering the whole surface. The "bright spot" could be a result of the impact blowing away the dust in the area revealing the ice.
This would explain how it is brighter in the middle and fades..
This would explain how it is brighter in the middle and fades..
jbudgie said:
MartG said:
Apparently the current consensus amongst the team investigating the bright spots is that they are salt
Where did you read that. Is there a link?Just reading an article about the bright spots which suggests there may be a haze associated with them (plume?).
http://phys.org/news/2015-07-ceres-mysterious-brig...
Looking at the image they have on the article - there does seem to be a couple of what could be faint shadows at the 1-2 o-clock position away from the bright spots.
What do people think?
http://phys.org/news/2015-07-ceres-mysterious-brig...
Looking at the image they have on the article - there does seem to be a couple of what could be faint shadows at the 1-2 o-clock position away from the bright spots.
What do people think?
Also around the edge of the inside of a crater now...
Pic from http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA19628
Pic from http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA19628
New pics out - massive so I've not embedded it.
http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails...
Definately some sort of encrustation. Perhaps a langoustine.
http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails...
Definately some sort of encrustation. Perhaps a langoustine.
Mining
See how they've taken away all the good mineral round the crater edges and now they've begun to sink a deep shaft
Cerean unobtanium
Aliens then, see the tractor heading for the crater wall at 12 o'clock
Seriously that is a fabulous picture, there must be some amazing things happening inside Ceres for all that frequent activity (now we're watching) to show up
Some pictures really make me wish I was a spaceman, fastest guy alive
See how they've taken away all the good mineral round the crater edges and now they've begun to sink a deep shaft
Cerean unobtanium
Aliens then, see the tractor heading for the crater wall at 12 o'clock
Seriously that is a fabulous picture, there must be some amazing things happening inside Ceres for all that frequent activity (now we're watching) to show up
Some pictures really make me wish I was a spaceman, fastest guy alive
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