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NASA’s Dawn spacecraft gave scientists extraordinary close-up views of the dwarf planet Ceres, which lies in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Several bright surface features (also known as faculae) were discovered on the dwarf planet Ceres by the Dawn spacecraft in 2015. The brightest cluster of spots ("Spot 5") is located in an 80-kilometer (50 mi) crater called Occator.
NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft has been hanging out in orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres for almost a year, beaming back data. One of the most puzzling discoveries has been the source of bright white...
Dawn mission scientists have unveiled new images from the spacecraft's lowest orbit at Ceres, including the mysterious bright spots in Occator Crater.
Bright surface features on the dwarf planet Ceres known as faculae were first discovered by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft in 2015. This mosaic of one such feature, Cerealia Facula, combines images obtained from altitudes as low as 22 miles (35 km) above Ceres’ surface.
For months, scientists have been puzzled by mysterious bright spots dotting the surface of Ceres, a dwarf planet drifting in the asteroid belt. Now, new images snapped by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft...
The brightest spots on the dwarf planet Ceres gleam with mystery in new views delivered by NASA's Dawn spacecraft. These closest-yet views of Occator crater, with a resolution of 450 feet (140 meters) per pixel, give scientists a deeper perspective on these very unusual features.
Ceres' intriguing bright spots have come into full view in these spectacular new high-resolution images from NASA's Dawn spacecraft, now in its lowest orbit around the dwarf planet.
One of the biggest surprises has been the discovery of very bright spots, which reflect far more light than their much darker surroundings [1].
This map from NASA's Dawn mission shows locations of bright material on dwarf planet Ceres. There are more than 300 bright areas, called 'faculae,' on Ceres.