Ceres As Dwarf Planet

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  Ceres Dwarf Planet Is an ‘Ocean World’ With Salty Water Underground, NASA Data Suggest

  Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is an "ocean world" with a big reservoir of salty water under its frigid surface, scientists said in findings based on data obtained by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft.

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  Dwarf Planet Ceres An "Ocean World" In Astroid Belt Between Mars, Jupiter

  Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is an "ocean world" with a big reservoir of salty water under its frigid surface, scientists said in findings that raise interest in this dwarf planet as a possible outpost for life.

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  NASA Discovers Young Cryovolcano On Dwarf Planet Ceres

  The dwarf planet Ceres hosts an unexpectedly young cryovolcano, analysis of images from NASA's Dawn mission has revealed.

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  Nasa's Dawn Spacecraft Spots Mountain on Dwarf Planet Ceres

  This mountain appeared as a small, bright-sided bump on the surface from a distance of 46,000km.

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  'Dwarf Planet' Ceres Spawns Giant Mystery

  First classified a planet, then an asteroid and then a "dwarf planet" with some traits of a moon - the more scientists learn about Ceres, the weirder it becomes.

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  'Bright Spot' on Dwarf Planet Has Dimmer Companion

  Dwarf planet Ceres continues to puzzle scientists as a new image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft reveals that a bright spot that stands out in previous images lies close to yet another bright area.