Ice Volcanoes on Ceres are Still Actively Blasting out Material

By Evan Gough September 20, 2018
Ice Volcanoes on Ceres are Still Actively Blasting out Material

"The really exciting part that made us think this might be real is that we found only one mountain at the pole." - Michael Sori, University of Arizona.

Sources:

  • UA Press Release: "Ceres Takes Life an Ice Volcano at a Time"

  • Paper: Cryovolcanic rates on Ceres revealed by topography

  • NASA Dawn Mission Overview

  • Ceres Wikipedia entry

  • NASA Press Release: Ceres' Geological Activity, Ice Revealed in New Research

    • Evan Gough

    Evan Gough

    Evan Gough is a science-loving guy with no formal education who loves Earth, forests, hiking, and heavy music. He's guided by Carl Sagan's quote: "Understanding is a kind of ecstasy."