Scientists still can't explain their origin.

Automatic interplanetary station Dawn the photos the record permits the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres with mysterious white spots reports NASA.


Mysterious objects, deciphering the origin of which are still scientists, located in the crater with a diameter of about 90 km. the Pictures were taken a few days ago - June 6, 2015, at the time the station was at a distance of 4.4 thousand kilometers from the dwarf planet. the


it is Expected that the nature of the white spots Dawn will reveal later, in August, he will approach Ceres at a distance of 1450 km, While the main hypothesis is that they are formed by water ice. There is an assumption and that they can be a manifestation of cryovolcanism.

Recall that the probe was launched in late September 2007, and the station Dawn reached the goal 5 March 2015. The project cost is estimated at half a billion dollars.

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