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Related: About this forumNASA Finds Mysterious Bright Spot on Dwarf Planet Ceres: What Is It?
A strange, flickering white blotch found on the dwarf planet Ceres by a NASA spacecraft has scientists scratching their heads.
http://t.space.com/all/28336-mysterious-white-spot-on-ceres#1/media/1
http://t.space.com/all/28336-mysterious-white-spot-on-ceres#1
jakeXT
(10,575 posts)Hubble view of Ceres, January 23, 2004
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2015/01200633-new-dawn-images-of-ceres.html
CanonRay
(14,113 posts)defacto7
(13,485 posts)I think as it's resolution improves it will probably be something more ordinary that we expect... or hope. That kind of phenomenon tends to make the mind see into the misty facts what's not there E.g. the face on Mars. Here we probably have a deep impact spot where some sort of accumulated frozen material or gas has found a cozy spot to flash back light at us... or it's a casino.
lob1
(3,820 posts)Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)Is everywhere
Historic NY
(37,453 posts)they're waiting to see if we fall for it.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)My guess is probably ice, actually. Can't wait for better pictures!
AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)It's a trap!
underpants
(182,877 posts)AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)The mall, of course!