Water, water everywhere on Ceres: Ice lies just below dwarf planet’s surface. by Alan Boyle on December 15, 2016 at 6:25 pm December 15, 2016 at 6:25 pm. Share Tweet Share Reddit Email.

Since Dawn arrived at Ceres in March 2015, scientists have seen many hints that the dwarf planet could be rich in water ice: “Bright spots” in the Occator crater near the equator appear to be ...

Water ice exists on the surface of Ceres, new observations have confirmed. The water ice is harbored in regions on the surface of this massive asteroid that are permanently cloaked in shadow.

The cameras of the Dawn space probe discover water ice in Ceres' polar region. It can survive for aeons in the extreme cold traps, even though there is no atmosphere.

There's water, water everywhere on the dwarf planet Ceres, according to new research. New observations have provided direct evidence that water ice is ubiquitous on the surface and shallow ...

Seeing water ice anywhere on Ceres is a surprise as the surface is generally warm enough that any ice should evaporate into space. That means it must have been exposed recently, ...

“The global nature of Ceres’ bright spots suggests that this world has a subsurface layer that contains briny water-ice,” the study’s principal author, Andreas Nathues of the Max Planck ...

ESA’s Herschel space observatory has discovered water vapor around Ceres, the first unambiguous detection of water vapor around an object in the asteroid belt. With a diameter of 950 km, Ceres is the ...

Trapped not-so-deep in the dwarf planet is ice, ice, and more ice. By Shannon Stirone | Published: December 16, 2016 | Last updated on May 18, 2023 An image of Ceres captured by Dawn in May 2015.

Growing patches of ice and minerals associated with liquid water reveal that the dwarf planet Ceres is still evolving. Researchers studying the warmer region of Ceres — the largest object in the ...

According to the researchers, there is a significant amount of water ice near Ceres’ surface, which decreases in ice content with depth. It was previously believed that if Ceres were very icy ...