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Good morning RP and Happy Father's Day. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Unusual Mountain Ahuna Mons on Asteroid Ceres." Ceres orbits our Sun in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. This picture was taken by the Dawn spacecraft in 2015, and has characteristics that have never been seen before. Why are the sides of the mountain so smooth? One theory (based on gravity measurements) holds that a bubble of mud rose from deep within Ceres and pushed through the icy surface at a weak point rich in reflective salt -- and then froze. Similar 'bright spots' are visible elsewhere on Ceres. The Dawn spacecraft completed its mission in 2018.
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Strange Bright Spots On Dwarf Planet Ceres’ Pyramid Mountain | Video
Scientists remain puzzled as to the composition of bright material on a tall cone-shaped peak, as imaged by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft. The mountain is odd in th...
Happy Father's Day Maj William W. 'Bill' Price and thank you for this fascinating image of dwarf planet Ceres and its Mountain! In one of my "Space" Posts, I covered Ceres and included a short video for further perspective! Here is a very short, but interesting, video clip that I believe you will enjoy! https://youtu.be/NexDbtARQ38
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