Latest close-up image of bright spots on Ceres

Bright spots on Ceres, closer than ever

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Ceres RC3 Animation

In this closest-yet view, the brightest spots within a crater in the northern hemisphere are revealed to be composed of many smaller spots. However, their exact nature remains unknown.

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA19547


Ceres Animation Showcases Bright Spots
http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/dawn/ceres-animation-showcases-bright-spots

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This image of Ceres is part of a sequence taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on May 16, 2015, from a distance of 4,500 miles (7,200 kilometers).


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The brightest spots on dwarf planet Ceres are seen in this image taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 6, 2015.

The brightest spots on dwarf planet Ceres are seen in this image taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 6, 2015. This is among the first snapshots from Dawn's second mapping orbit, which is 2,700 miles (4,400 kilometers) in altitude. The resolution is 1,400 feet (410 meters) per pixel.

Scientists are still puzzled by the nature of these spots, and are considering explanations that include salt and ice.

Link - http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=pia19568
Link - http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA19568

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This view is a composite of two images of Occator: one using a short exposure that captures the detail in the bright spots, and one where the background surface is captured at normal exposure.

Link - http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA19889
Link - http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news-detail.html?id=4714