[meteorite-list] NASA Finds Weird Features On Ceres

From: Paul H. <inselberg_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:41:24 -0400
Message-ID: <20150622154124.EICQJ.9770.imail_at_eastrmwml213>

A Ceres of Weird Events by Phil Plait
Slate Magazine, June 22, 2015
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2015/06/22/ceres_dawn_images_reveal_a_5_km_tall_mountain.html

Dawn Survey Orbit Image 10
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA19578

This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft,
shows an intriguing mountain on dwarf planet
Ceres protruding from a relatively smooth area.
Scientists estimate that this feature rises about
3 miles (5 kilometers) above the surface

What the Heck Are Those Spots on Ceres?
By Phil Plait, Slate Magazine, June 10, 2015
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2015/06/10/ceres_weird_white_spots_are_still_weird.html

yours,

Paul H.
Received on Mon 22 Jun 2015 03:41:24 PM PDT