The Discoveries On Ceres That Shocked NASA Scientists | Dawn Mission

NASA's Dawn mission finished in 2017. What did it discover while in orbit around Ceres?

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[SonicBoone]

I think Ceres gets glanced over by too many people tbh. It's literally a dwarf planet in our backyard in the middle of the asteroid belt. It may not have cool colors or features, but it's still got that inner watery materials to warrant some sort of surface and crust exploration. Anybody else think it's kinda underrated?

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"There are no laws in Ceres, just cops" -Detective Miller

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[philippenachtergal]

As long as they don't find the proto-molecule, I'm ok.

[pixxelwizzard]

Thank you. I'm very interested in this stuff but I didn't know about this mission. So happy that, thanks to your channel, not only do I get to learn about the mission but I get to see the amazing results!

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[beerkenstein]

Very informative video, thank you! I always found Ceres somewhat mysterious, hiding in the asteroid belt between planets, an unborn world, lurking in the shadows.

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[KarbineKyle]

Great video! I remember Ceres before we had HST images! It was such a mystery! Astronomers believed that it was probably a giant metallic/rocky asteroid. Then there was speculation that maybe it was more icy, since it nears the Frost Line. Later, Ceres was believed to maybe have a subterranean ocean. It seems to be in the middle–not too rocky/metallic–not too icy/volatile. This is a very interesting object! The neutron and gamma-ray spectrometer does a great job at finding chemical composition signatures! The images from _Dawn_ are amazing! What a world! This would be so cool to visit! Ceres could maybe serve as a "halfway point" and "supply station" to the outer planets! I love these! Thank you, Astrum! 👍

[whcolours]

Ceres looks like someone took Mercury, and decided to squish it into a compact, tiny potato, while freezing it, then boiling the outside.