Ceres’ Bright Spots - What Are They? | Improved Video

Ice? Diamonds? Salt-lick for giant nocturnal astro-worms that follow the terminator around the dwarf planet so they’re always in darkness (never photographed by NASA’s Dawn probe). NASA wants your guess: New Imagery of the bright spots of the dwarf planet’s Occator crater are the highest detailed to date with a resolution of 450 feet (140 meters) per pixel. NASA’s topographic animations show elevations reach up to 4 miles in the highest terrains. Credit: NASA/JPL-
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