Sublimation in bright spots on (1) Ceres

A. Nathues (), M. Hoffmann, M. Schaefer, L. Le Corre, V. Reddy, T. Platz, E. A. Cloutis, U. Christensen, T. Kneissl, J.-Y. Li, K. Mengel, N. Schmedemann, T. Schaefer, C. T. Russell, D. M. Applin, D. L. Buczkowski, M. R. M. Izawa, H. U. Keller, D. P. O’Brien, C. M. Pieters, C. A. Raymond, J. Ripken, P. M. Schenk, B. E. Schmidt, H. Sierks, M. V. Sykes, G. S. Thangjam and J.-B. Vincent
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A. Nathues: Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
M. Hoffmann: Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
M. Schaefer: Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
L. Le Corre: Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
V. Reddy: Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
T. Platz: Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
E. A. Cloutis: University of Winnipeg
U. Christensen: Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
T. Kneissl: Freie Universitaet Berlin
J.-Y. Li: Planetary Science Institute
K. Mengel: Technische Universitaet Clausthal
N. Schmedemann: Freie Universitaet Berlin
T. Schaefer: Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
C. T. Russell: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
D. M. Applin: University of Winnipeg
D. L. Buczkowski: Johns Hopkins University
M. R. M. Izawa: University of Winnipeg
H. U. Keller: TU Braunschweig
D. P. O’Brien: Planetary Science Institute
C. M. Pieters: Brown University
C. A. Raymond: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
J. Ripken: Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
P. M. Schenk: Lunar and Planetary Institute
B. E. Schmidt: Georgia Institute of Technology
H. Sierks: Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
M. V. Sykes: Planetary Science Institute
G. S. Thangjam: Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
J.-B. Vincent: Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

Nature, 2015, vol. 528, issue 7581, 237-240

Abstract: The dwarf planet (1) Ceres, the largest object in the main asteroid belt, is found to have localized bright areas on its surface; particularly interesting is a bright pit on the floor of the crater Occator that exhibits what is likely to be water ice sublimation, producing crater-bound haze clouds with a diurnal rhythm.

Date: 2015
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