Ceres – an icy dwarf

Ceres – an icy dwarf
Ceres – an icy dwarf
According to Dawn’s recordings, the largest body in the Main Asteroid Belt could be constructed as follows: A core dominated by hydrated silicates, above it a thick mantle of water ice with silicate components and on the exterior a crust made up of light rocks and frozen volatile components, mainly water ice.
Credit:

NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA.

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