NASA’s Dawn mission to Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, has popped up a new mystery:
In addition to the bright spots, the latest images also show a mountain with steep slopes protruding from a relatively smooth area of the dwarf planet’s surface. The structure rises about 3 miles (5 kilometers) above the surface.
(h/t CNN)
With regard to some mystery bright spots on Ceres, NPR comments,
NASA Flummoxed By Dwarf Planet’s Bright Spots, ‘Pyramid-Shaped Peak’
What they don’t mention is that a flummoxed scientist is a happy scientist. Another fine picture:
