NASA’s Dawn spacecraft spotted this tall, conical mountain on Ceres from a distance of 915 miles (1,470 kilometers). The mountain, located in the southern hemisphere, stands 4 miles (6 kilometers) high. Its perimeter is sharply defined, with almost no accumulated debris at the base of the brightly streaked slope. The image was taken on August 19, 2015.
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08/26/2015 4:43:21 PM PDT by
BenLurkin
To: SunkenCiv
2 posted on
08/26/2015 4:44:13 PM PDT by
BenLurkin
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3 posted on
08/26/2015 4:44:53 PM PDT by
cripplecreek
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To: BenLurkin
They can’t be ceres. This is hugh!
4 posted on
08/26/2015 4:49:48 PM PDT by
60Gunner
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To: BenLurkin
There’s still a debate about the unusually bright spots in some of Ceres craters that appear when the asteroid/dwarf planet turns into the sunlight. This is incorrect. The bright spots don't seem to vary with sun/viewing angle like reflections would. That's the unsolved part.
5 posted on
08/26/2015 4:55:16 PM PDT by
InMemoriam
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To: BenLurkin
It’s made of pure gold! ;-)
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08/26/2015 5:33:00 PM PDT by
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To: BenLurkin
No Problem! Since many cosmologists don’t believe in God. It’s simple! There is infinite number of universes, so there is an infinite number of anomalies. Given enough time anything can be explained away without a Supreme Designer!
11 posted on
08/26/2015 5:53:17 PM PDT by
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12 posted on
08/26/2015 5:57:45 PM PDT by
VTenigma
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13 posted on
08/26/2015 6:03:40 PM PDT by
JoeProBono
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To: BenLurkin
Metallic asteroid striking the surface at a relitively small delta V?
15 posted on
08/26/2015 8:10:14 PM PDT by
Nuc 1.1
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