Landslides and a
'hidden treasure' spotted on
dwarf planet Ceres
Evidence of a landslide, bright features and a "hidden treasure" are on brilliant display in new NASA photos of the
dwarf planet Ceres.*
The new images were taken by
NASA's Dawn spacecraft from*its lowest orbit around
Ceres yet, about 240 miles above the world's surface.*
The photos show the aftermath of a possible landslide on the rim of Haulani Crater, which NASA said is likely a relatively new crater.
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"Haulani perfectly displays the properties we would expect from a fresh impact into the surface of Ceres," Martin Hoffmann, Dawn scientist, said in a
statement.*
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