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To: SunkenCiv

A close-up of the mysterious bright spots on Ceres. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA.

"The new image was taken on May 16, 2015 from a distance of 4,500 miles (7,200 km) and has a resolution of 2,250 feet (700 m) per pixel."
http://www.sci-news.com/space/science-bright-spots-ceres-02831.html

5 posted on 05/25/2015 1:43:21 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)

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To: BenLurkin

Obviously one of our new Alien Overlords
left the lights on when they left the
habitat...

11 posted on 05/25/2015 1:49:29 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)

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To: BenLurkin

4500 miles and a resolution of 700m per pixel?!

spy satellites from the early 70s could take pictures from 22,000 miles and had a resolution of < 1m per pixel. ONE METER.

40 year old tech was 490,000x (700x700) better?!

reference: http://www.space.com/12996-secret-spy-satellites-declassified-nro.html

20 posted on 05/25/2015 2:14:04 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)

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