Asteroid Ceres is a former ocean world that slowly formed into a giant, murky icy orbCeres, long thought to be dry, may be up to 90% ice and could have been an icy ocean world.
A dwarf planet has dirty depths, model suggestsCeres has a layered frozen ocean consisting of mainly pure water ice at the surface, which includes increasing impurities at greater depths.
Asteroid Ceres is a former ocean world that slowly formed into a giant, murky icy orbCeres, long thought to be dry, may be up to 90% ice and could have been an icy ocean world.
A dwarf planet has dirty depths, model suggestsCeres has a layered frozen ocean consisting of mainly pure water ice at the surface, which includes increasing impurities at greater depths.
Pluto isn't a planet but it gives us clues for how the solar system formedPluto's demotion from 'planet' to 'dwarf planet' highlighted in the context of other celestial objects like Ceres.
A Weirdly Large Object In Our Asteroid Belt Could Actually Be HabitableCeres may harbor organic molecules from a hidden underground ocean, indicating potential for life recently.
Pluto isn't a planet but it gives us clues for how the solar system formedPluto's demotion from 'planet' to 'dwarf planet' highlighted in the context of other celestial objects like Ceres.
A Weirdly Large Object In Our Asteroid Belt Could Actually Be HabitableCeres may harbor organic molecules from a hidden underground ocean, indicating potential for life recently.