The brightest spots on dwarf planet Ceres are seen in this image taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 6, 2015.
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
New images of dwarf planet Ceres, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft,
show the cratered surface of this mysterious world in sharper detail
than ever before. These are among the first snapshots from Dawn's second
mapping orbit, which is 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers) above Ceres.
The region with the brightest spots is in a crater about 55 miles (90 kilometers) across. The spots consist of many individual bright points of differing sizes, with a central cluster. So far, scientists have found no obvious explanation for their observed locations or brightness levels.
The region with the brightest spots is in a crater about 55 miles (90 kilometers) across. The spots consist of many individual bright points of differing sizes, with a central cluster. So far, scientists have found no obvious explanation for their observed locations or brightness levels.
Inga kommentarer:
Skicka en kommentar