Could ice volcanoes explain Ceres' missing craters? Dwarf planet puzzles scientists

Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 15:01 in Astronomy & Space

Sometimes it’s what’s missing that really stands out. Scientists using data from NASA’s Dawn mission have found that the dwarf planet Ceres seems to completely lack any giant impact craters, even though it has plenty at smaller sizes. The findings, described in the journal Nature Communications,...

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