Ceres and the Bright Spots (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Ceres and the Bright Spots

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The bright spots of Occator Crater shine from the surface of Ceres. Research led by The University of Texas at Austin is helping reveal how the spots formed from cryomagma.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA

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