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Old 28-08-2015, 03:20 PM
geolindon (Lindon)
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Dawn sends sharper scenes from Ceres 26/8/15

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/dawn/main/index.html

including the 6 km high bright ??ice mountain.

my 2 bob;
an inactive cryo volcano with sun melt on the bright side and 3 recent craters - at 9 o'clock at the base of the mtn, at 9.30 near the summit and at 2 off the mountain. possibly some smaller fresh craters.

inactive because the summit is dark - carbon complexes dust?

the cratered dark side must be shaded by the mtn during 9 hour rotation and 4.6 year orbit?

the melt is brightest from 9 to 11 and the rest stretches back to 4 o'clock so a solstice must be near?

good fun

cheers, L

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