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Ceres' shape is controlled mainly by gravity and spin, with only a 3% departure from hydrostatic equilibrium. Its best-fit shape is a triaxial ellipsoid with dimensions a = 483.1 km, b = 481.0, km and c = 445.9 km, with c being the north-south axis and a and b the semimajor and semiminor equatorial axes.
Ceres is saturated with impact craters.Many have a central pit or bright spot. In the first batch of 17 names approved by the IAU, craters north of 20° north latitude had names beginning with A–G (with Asari being the furthest north), those between 20° north and south latitude beginning with H–R, and those further south beginning with S–Z (with Zadeni being the furthest south).
The geology of the dwarf planet, Ceres, was largely unknown until Dawn spacecraft explored it in early 2015. However, certain surface features such as "Piazzi", named after the dwarf planets' discoverer, had been resolved.[a] Ceres's oblateness is consistent with a differentiated body, a rocky core overlain with an icy mantle.
The Dictionary of Occupational Titles lists the following occupations in Geology, which it describes as "concerned with the investigation of the composition, structure, and physical and biological history of the earth's crust and the application of this knowledge in such fields as archeology, mining, construction, and environmental impact": [1]
The brightest cluster of spots ("Spot 5") is located in an 80-kilometer (50 mi) crater called Occator, [1] [2] which is located at 19.86° N latitude; 238.85 E longitude. [1] [2] Spots on Ceres from different angles. The spot in the center of the crater is named Cerealia Facula, [16] and the group of spots to the east - Vinalia Faculae. [17]
A few weeks back, NASA's Dawn probe beamed back pictures of Ceres, and astronomers were surprised to see two bright spots on the dwarf planet's surface. The picture lacked the detail necessary to ...
Kerwan (/ ˈ k ɜːr w ə n /) is the largest confirmed impact basin and one of the largest geological features on the dwarf planet Ceres. It was discovered on February 19, 2015 from Dawn images as it approached Ceres. The crater is distinctly shallow for its size, and lacks a central peak.
Liberalia Mons is a mountain on the surface of the dwarf-planet Ceres. [2] Liberalia Mons is located in the north-western hemisphere of Ceres. It is to the north-west of Ahuna Mons, the east of Samhain Catenae, and west of Rongo. [3] Liberalia Mons is the largest mountain on Ceres in terms of base area. It has a diameter of roughly 90 ...