Puzzling paucity of large craters on dwarf planet Ceres
Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 13:31
in Astronomy & Space
A team of scientists has made a puzzling observation while studying the size and distribution of craters on the dwarf planet Ceres -- the largest object in the tumultuous Main Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter. Scientists think Ceres' missing large craters may have been erased over time, as a result of its peculiar composition and internal evolution.