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Artist's impression of the Dawn spacecraft studying Vesta and Ceres. Credit: NASA
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NASA’s Dawn mission comes to an end

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The Secrets of Ceres’ spots

A radar profile of the south polar region of Mars. The bright feature at the top is the icy surface, and layers of ice and dust are seen extending about 1.5km deep. The brightest reflections from the base layer close to the centre of the image are interpreted as a pond of liquid water. Credit: ESA/NASA/JPL/ASI/Univ. Rome; R. Orosei et al 2018
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Radio Astronomy Podcast Dawn, Holst's Planets and water on Mars

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Evidence for ice on dwarf planet Ceres

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Ceres’ mountain could be ice volcano

The bright spots on Ceres’ Occator Crater. Inset shows data on the mysterious feature, with red indicating an abundance of carbonates. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
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Ceres’ spots suggest hydrothermal activity

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Dawn reveals Ceres’ rich topography

3D video of asteroid Vesta
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NASA releases 3D video of asteroid Vesta

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