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Map of the north polar region of Ceres. The color areas are areas that are continuously shadowed over a Ceres year, and therefore very cold. The axis tilt (obliquity) of Ceres slowly changes over time and is currently 4 degrees, but ranged between 2 and 20 degrees over time. The color indicates the maximum obliquity at which a location is in shadow through an entire orbit. Credit: Erwan Mazarico/GSFC.

Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Comets and Asteroids, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release

History Of Ceres’s Young Cold Traps

by Keith CowingApril 16, 2024April 16, 2024

Ceres, the largest asteroid in our Solar System, harbors a dark secret: Extremely young ice deposits in permanently shadowed craters near its poles. If that sounds vaguely familiar, it’s because […]

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History Of Ceres’s Young Cold Traps

Perseverance Astrobiology Rover – A Selfie While Working

NASA ROSES-25 Amendment 60: Due Date Extended for C.2 Solar System Science

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Narrowband Radio Technosignature Search Toward 3I/ATLAS with FAST