New Stunning Images Of Ceres Show Craters And Bright Spots
- 8 years ago
NASA's Dawn spacecraft is currently visiting the dwarf planet Ceres and has sent back some stunning new images.
Recent images from the Dawn spacecraft show the dwarf planet Ceres in sharp detail.
NASA notes, "Kupalo Crater, one of the youngest craters on Ceres, shows off many fascinating attributes...the crater has bright material exposed on its rim, which could be salts, and its flat floor likely formed from impact melt and debris."
The exploratory craft was also able to capture a compact arrangement of fractures on the floor of Dantu Crater, similar to fractures on the floor of the Tycho crater on Earth's moon.
Recent images from the Dawn spacecraft show the dwarf planet Ceres in sharp detail.
NASA notes, "Kupalo Crater, one of the youngest craters on Ceres, shows off many fascinating attributes...the crater has bright material exposed on its rim, which could be salts, and its flat floor likely formed from impact melt and debris."
The exploratory craft was also able to capture a compact arrangement of fractures on the floor of Dantu Crater, similar to fractures on the floor of the Tycho crater on Earth's moon.