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Occator Crater on Ceres in false colors Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA (Usage does not imply endorsement of site contents) |
To get your mitts on the rest of the article, slide on over to "Asteroid Ceres is Young".The bright spots on Ceres formed recently, say scientists, and activity could be going on today.It’s been two years since the Dawn spacecraft ended its orbital reconnaissance of Ceres, the largest body in the asteroid belt, and mission scientists at Jet Propulsion Lab are finally announcing today, “News: Mystery Solved: Bright Areas on Ceres Come from Salty Water Below.” Accompanying the article are stunning new close-up images of Occator Crater with its bright spots.To see why this is a problem for those believing the solar system is 4.5 billion Darwin Years old, look at these quotes in the article:
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