A bright spot drifting in the dark Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter, the dwarf planet Ceres becomes more intriguing the more astronomers learn about it. Recently scientists announced that NASA’s Dawn spacecraft in orbit around Ceres had made the first clear detection of water ice there, bolstering the possibility that a liquid ocean lies hidden underneath the hard crust of the dwarf planet’s surface.
Two years ago Dawn spotted hints that water exists at least briefly on the surface of the dwarf planet when the spacecraft detected plumes of water vapor…
Water Ice on Ceres Boosts Hopes for Buried Ocean [Video]
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