Dwarf planet Ceres may have vanishing ice volcanoes

Dwarf planet Ceres may have vanishing ice volcanoes

American Geophysical Union, February 2, 2017
https://phys.org/news/2017-02-ceres-ice-volcanoes.html

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170202123044.htm



Ceres' vanishing ice volcanoes: Dwarf planet may havehad 'cryovolcanoes' millions of years ago that flattened out over time, leaving just one behind, Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4186036/Study-investigates-Ceres-vanishing-ice-volcanoes.html

The paper is:

Michael M. Sori, Shane Byrne, M. T. Bland, A. M. Bramson,

A. I. Ermakov, C. W. Hamilton, K. A. Otto, O. Ruesch, and

C. T. Russell, 2017, The vanishing cryovolcanoes of Ceres.

Geophysical Research Letters, 2017; DOI: 10.1002/2016GL072319

Yours,

Paul H.

Where are all the Large impact Craters on Ceres?

Where are all the Large impact Craters on Ceres?

Where are all the large impact craters on Ceres? July 28, 2016
http://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/the-case-of-the-missing-ceres-craters
https://www.middaydaily.com/ceres-huge-impact-craters/25755/
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/232532-where-are-all-the-large-impact-craters-on-ceres

The paper is:

Marchi, S., A. I. Ermakov, C. A. Raymond, and many others, 2016
The missing large impact craters on Ceres Nature Communications.
vol. 7, Article number: 12257, doi:10.1038/ncomms12257
http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2016/160726/ncomms12257/full/ncomms12257.html

Yours,

Paul H.

NASA Finds Weird Features On Ceres

NASA Finds Weird Features On Ceres

A Ceres of Weird Events by Phil Plait
Slate Magazine, June 22, 2015
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2015/06/22/ceres_dawn_images_reveal_a_5_km_tall_mountain.html

Dawn Survey Orbit Image 10
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA19578

This image, taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft,
shows an intriguing mountain on dwarf planet
Ceres protruding from a relatively smooth area.
Scientists estimate that this feature rises about
3 miles (5 kilometers) above the surface

What the Heck Are Those Spots on Ceres?
By Phil Plait, Slate Magazine, June 10, 2015
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2015/06/10/ceres_weird_white_spots_are_still_weird.html

yours,

Paul H.