Evolution of Occator Crater on (1) Ceres

• Published in: The Astronomical journal Vol. 153; no. 3; p. 112
• Main Authors: Nathues, A., Platz, T., Thangjam, G., Hoffmann, M., Mengel, K., Cloutis, E. A., Corre, L. Le, Reddy, V., Kallisch, J., Crown, D. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The American Astronomical Society 01.03.2017
• Subjects: ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ASTEROIDS; ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; Bright spots; BRINES; CAMERAS; CARBONATES; Ceres asteroid; CRATERS; Domes; EVOLUTION; Fracture mechanics; FRACTURES; GASES; ICE; Imaging; INFRARED SPECTRA; INFRARED SPECTROMETERS; minor planets, asteroids: general; PLANETS; SURFACES; VISIBLE SPECTRA; WATER

The dwarf planet Ceres (diameter 939 km) is the largest object in the main asteroid belt. Recent investigations suggest that Ceres is a thermally evolved, volatile-rich body with potential geological activity, a body which was never completely molten but possibly differentiated into a rocky core, an...