[cripplecreek]

Looking forward to some new pics.

[kosciusko51]

I did some analysis on the Dawn High Gain Antenna, so it is great to see it still going.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

So when does the mining operation start?

[Crazieman]

I want to know what the reflective spots are.

Likely ice, obviously, but it’ll be nice for confirmation.

[JimRed]

...the solar system’s main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

A new planet in the making, or the remains of Krypton?

[DanielRedfoot]

Er… I think the correct term is “Little’ planets. Just saying. src/

[Dr. Thorne]

Let me guess - it looks like a rock.

[The Cajun]

Any idea when new photos are going to be coming in?

[Snickering Hound]

Pronounced like the breakfast food, hilarious watching the anchors trying to pronounce it. Both are named after the Greek goddess.

[outofsalt]

And in a related story, NASA announced that as part of it’s Muslim outreach effort Ceres will now be renamed Xerxes.

[beethovenfan]

This is hugh...and ceres.

[Verginius Rufus]

Bret Baier for some odd reason pronounced Ceres with stress on the last syllable last night. I had never heard that pronunciation before. (It’s normally accented on the first syllable, with both E’s long.)