Dec 10, 2015

Has the mystery of the 'alien' marks on Ceres been solved? Bright spots on the dwarf planet's surface may be WATER ICE - Dec 10, 2015

  • Experts from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Germany think the 130 bright spots detected on Ceres, may be water ice
  • Used data from the Framing Camera on board the Dawn spacecraft
  • Showed Occator crater contains a central pit covered by bright material
  • Material shows evidence for water ice sublimation resulting in haze clouds