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What is flashing us from mysterious dwarf planet? Riddle of Ceres' deepens .. ANOTHER flashing mark
www.dailymail.co.uk ^ | 02-27-2015 | By Ellie Zolfagharifard

Posted on 02/27/2015 11:44:59 AM PST by Red Badger

Ceres continues to baffle astronomers as the Dawn spacecraft gets closer to being captured into orbit around the dwarf planet.

The latest images, taken nearly 29,000 miles (46,000km) from Ceres, reveal that a bright 'alien' spot that stands out in previous images lies close to yet another bright area.

While Nasa has not provided an explanation, scientists suggest these spots may be frozen pools of ice at the bottom of a crater that reflect light.

'Right now, all we can say is that the material reflects 40 per cent or more of the light falling on it,' UCLA astronomer Chris Russell, the principal investigator for the Dawn mission, told NBC News.

'This limit is because of the resolution of the camera at this distance from Ceres. If the final answer is that it reflects all the light that falls on it, then the most probable reflector would be ice.'

He added that there may be a volcano-like origin of the spots, but that Nasa will have to wait for better resolution before we can make such geologic interpretations.

Using its ion propulsion system, Dawn will enter orbit around Ceres on March 6.

When it does, it will become the first human-made probe to visit the 'Death Star' planet - and scientists hope it will uncover the secrets behind its mysterious white spot.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Education; Science; UFO's
KEYWORDS: 2112; astronomy; ceres; chrisrussell; dawn; dawnspacecraft; nasa; space; spaceexploration; ucla
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To: Red Badger

Maybe ET left his headlights on.


41 posted on 02/27/2015 12:22:20 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (True followers of Christ emulate Christ. True followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed.)
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To: molson209

Ceres is not hugh......................


42 posted on 02/27/2015 12:23:27 PM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: windcliff
...Dawn will enter orbit around Ceres on March 6 ping....
43 posted on 02/27/2015 12:23:57 PM PST by onedoug
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Could be like an Alien Lighthouse, warning other space-faring races to STAY AWAY FROM THIS SYSTEM...................


44 posted on 02/27/2015 12:25:24 PM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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frozen pools of ice

Really?

Is there any other kind?

45 posted on 02/27/2015 12:30:57 PM PST by Eaker (You are really amazing Eaker. - Swordmaker 02/14/15)
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To: a fool in paradise

No, no, no, no, y’all got it all wrong. It is a type of lunar morse code. I have run it thru my light wave table after passing it thru my decoder ring and the message is.........”Obama sucks, beware”!!!!


46 posted on 02/27/2015 12:31:42 PM PST by biff (Et Tu Boeh-ner)
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To: Red Badger

That’s very close to Kurt Vonnegut’s Sirens of Titan. Either that’s it, or the author of your book was ripping him off.


47 posted on 02/27/2015 12:48:17 PM PST by cincinnati65
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To: RoosterRedux

swamp gas!


48 posted on 02/27/2015 1:03:08 PM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Red Badger

It looks like Uranus.


49 posted on 02/27/2015 1:09:43 PM PST by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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To: Vaquero; All

“Dun, Dun, Dun, - DUN DUN!...boom boom boom boom boom boom boom”


50 posted on 02/27/2015 1:13:26 PM PST by notdownwidems (Washington DC has become the enemy of free people everywhere)
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To: cincinnati65; The Cajun

Call from a Distant Shore

http://www.fictiondb.com/author/stephen-l-burns~call-from-a-distant-shore~109695~b.htm


51 posted on 02/27/2015 1:14:52 PM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: Veggie Todd

Then those must be hemorrhoids...............


52 posted on 02/27/2015 1:16:36 PM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: chrisser

But “Spock” is a good name for a moon


53 posted on 02/27/2015 1:18:00 PM PST by Fai Mao (Genius at Large)
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To: Red Badger

Call me a dummy, but it seems to me that sunlight reflects off many different things and surfaces.
But I’m just spit-ballin’ here....


54 posted on 02/27/2015 1:19:37 PM PST by vpintheak (Call them what they are - regressive control-freaks)
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To: biff

Nah. It’s their Death Ray.

“Fire the Death Ray at the approaching probe”
“We keep firing but it doesn’t affect it”
“Curses. Deploy the rock that looks like a face to scare it away. “


55 posted on 02/27/2015 1:22:11 PM PST by AppyPappy (If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: vpintheak

Alien spacecraft......................


56 posted on 02/27/2015 1:25:08 PM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

“It was too late — she’d already been incensed!”

:D

Hoss


57 posted on 02/27/2015 1:26:46 PM PST by HossB86 (Christ, and Him alone.)
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To: notdownwidems

Thus spake Zarathustra!


58 posted on 02/27/2015 1:42:48 PM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: McGruff

59 posted on 02/27/2015 1:46:42 PM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Red Badger

They’re diamonds the size of school buses!


60 posted on 02/27/2015 2:04:45 PM PST by TigersEye (ISIS is the tip of the spear. The spear is Islam.)
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