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Bright Spots Resolved in Occator Crater on Ceres

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 16, 2015 is “Bright Spots Resolved in Occator Crater on Ceres,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , UCLA , MPS/DLR/IDA. The original explanation runs about 181 words.

Bright Spots Resolved in Occator Crater on Ceres
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , UCLA , MPS/DLR/IDA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What created these bright spots on Ceres? The spots were first noted as the robotic Dawn spacecraft approached Ceres , the largest object in the asteroid belt , in February, with the expectation that the mystery would soon be solved in higher resolution images.”

— APOD editors, September 16, 2015

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
September 16, 2015
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , UCLA , MPS/DLR/IDA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 181 words

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