Icy Volcanoes Speculated To Be The Source Of Ceres’ Bright Spots
- 9 years ago
Scientists continue to weigh in on what they believe to be the source of the bright spots discovered on Ceres some time ago, and among the theories is that they’re vapor-spewing icy volcanoes.
A few weeks back, NASA’s Dawn probe beamed back pictures of Ceres, and astronomers were surprised to see two bright spots on the dwarf planet’s surface.
The picture lacked the detail necessary to say for sure what’s causing them, but several theories have been formed.
Among those getting a great deal of attention is that the source of the spots are vapor-spewing icy volcanoes.
Scientists put forth support for that idea at the Lunar and Planetary Science conference held in The Woodlands, Texas.
As part of their presentation they
A few weeks back, NASA’s Dawn probe beamed back pictures of Ceres, and astronomers were surprised to see two bright spots on the dwarf planet’s surface.
The picture lacked the detail necessary to say for sure what’s causing them, but several theories have been formed.
Among those getting a great deal of attention is that the source of the spots are vapor-spewing icy volcanoes.
Scientists put forth support for that idea at the Lunar and Planetary Science conference held in The Woodlands, Texas.
As part of their presentation they