New insights on the young ice deposits of Ceres

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 17, 2024

Ceres, the largest asteroid in our Solar System, features recently formed ice deposits in permanently shadowed craters near its poles, similar to those found on our Moon and Mercury. This similarity was first noted when the Dawn spacecraft surveyed Ceres in 2016, revealing bright ice deposits in these dark craters. "The initial observation in 2016 opened up a mystery, with many of Ceres's