Dawn Delivers The Closest Pictures Of Ceres Yet
Last month , NASA ’s Dawn spacecraft was moved to itslowest orbitaround Ceres yet , and it sent back some unbelievable photos of one of the dwarf satellite ’s more remarkable feature : Occator Crater . The volcanic crater is the locating of the famousbright spots , which are brine deposits that were likely delivered to the surface by hydrothermal activity . The ballistic capsule is now in an orbit that gets as low as 35 kilometers ( 22 miles ) from the airfoil of the dwarf major planet ....