Occator Crater on Ceres

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Asteroid Ceres Was Radioactive — and That Could Explain a Lot

Radioactive heating in this asteroid's early days may have destabilized the small world, creating asymmetric surface features.

Dawn images Ceres from new, low orbit

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NASA's Dawn Probe Reaches Its Low, Final Orbit

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has entered a new and final orbit that will take it less than 30 miles above the surface of asteroid Ceres.

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Let's Get Serious About Ceres

We pay a visit to Ceres, now the apple of the Dawn Mission's eye, as it creeps through Sagittarius this month

White spots on Ceres

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Dawn Sees Ceres Bright Spots and More

New results from the Dawn orbiter show bright spots, a pyramid-shape mountain, and mysterious haze on the dwarf planet Ceres.

Ceres from orbit

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Asteroid Tour: Fly Over Ceres

Visit the dwarf planet Ceres in this video animation created from images taken by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft.

Ceres map, slice

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Dawn Maps Ceres in False Color

Thanks to NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, we’re finally seeing more of the asteroid Ceres than a fuzzy ball.

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Dawn Orbiter Reaches Dwarf-Planet Ceres

The long-distance traveler has finally arrived at the first dwarf planet (and largest asteroid) yet studied by spacecraft.

Bright spots on Ceres

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Bright Spots on Ceres Intrigue Scientists

Incoming views of the asteroid belt's largest body reveal spots where ice from the interior might be exposed on the surface.