Ceres: The Frozen Ocean World Between Mars & Jupiter — NASA’s Stunning Discovery!
#Ceres, #FrozenOceanWorld, #NASADiscovery, #DwarfPlanet, #AsteroidBelt, #SpaceExploration, #Astrobiology, #PlanetaryScience, #IceAndRock, #OceanWorld, #StunningDiscovery, #SpaceMysteries
#Scientists Followed 75 #Meteorites and Mapped the #AsteroidBelt’s Violent Origins
#DidYouKnow: #Pioneer 10 (originally designated Pioneer F) is an American space probe, launched in 1972 and weighing 260 kilograms (570 pounds), that completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter.
Between July 15, 1972, and February 15, 1973, it became the first spacecraft to traverse the #AsteroidBelt.
There are a LOT of moons out past the #asteroidbelt, so I'm going to break it down and only include a small selection.
In the thread I'll include some fun facts about the moons in case you need some help deciding!
#Ceres’ Hidden Secrets: Unveiling a #Cryovolcanic Giant in the #AsteroidBelt
https://scitechdaily.com/ceres-hidden-secrets-unveiling-a-cryovolcanic-giant-in-the-asteroid-belt/
#NASA’s Webb Reveals Smallest #Asteroids Yet Found in Main #AsteroidBelt
Actually, #Ceres Might Have Formed in the #AsteroidBelt After All
https://www.universetoday.com/168612/actually-ceres-might-have-formed-in-the-asteroid-belt-after-all/
#space #cosmos @NASA
Dwarf planet Ceres may have originated in the asteroid belt - and did not necessarily “migrate” there from the outer edge of the Solar System. This is indicated by bright, ammonium-rich deposits in Consus Crater, as a research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) in Göttingen argues today in the Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. The researchers analyzed observational data from NASA's Dawn space probe. Dawn had already discovered widespread ammonium deposits on the surface of Ceres years ago. According to some scientists, this suggests that frozen ammonium played a role in the dwarf planet’s formation. Ammonium is only stable in the outer Solar System. The new study finds another possibility: like other bright deposits on Ceres, the ammonium-rich material in Consus Crater could have been transported to the surface from within by Ceres' curious cryovolcanism.
Ceres: The Frozen Ocean World Between Mars & Jupiter — NASA’s Stunning Discovery!
#Ceres, #FrozenOceanWorld, #NASADiscovery, #DwarfPlanet, #AsteroidBelt, #SpaceExploration, #Astrobiology, #PlanetaryScience, #IceAndRock, #OceanWorld, #StunningDiscovery, #SpaceMysteries
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