title: Approaching Ceres link: https://onemoretech.wordpress.com/2015/03/05/approaching-ceres/ author: phil2nc description: post_id: 9434 created: 2015/03/05 12:48:42 created_gmt: 2015/03/05 17:48:42 comment_status: closed post_name: approaching-ceres status: publish post_type: post

Approaching Ceres

NASA's Dawn spacecraft is scheduled to go into orbit around Ceres tomorrow, meaning that we're soon going to get a close look at the mysterious bright spots that have been observed inside one of the minor planet's craters. Terrific picture taken a few days ago with the bright spots almost dead center: [caption id="attachment_9436" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Ceres from Dawn on 2/19/2015.[/caption] An even better view is provided by a high res animated gif showing Ceres rotating on its axis, here.

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