Ceres’ Hidden Secrets: Unveiling a Cryovolcanic Giant in the Asteroid Belt

Bright yellow deposits in Consus Crater provide new evidence of Ceres’ cryovolcanic history, reigniting the debate over whether the dwarf planet formed in the asteroid belt or migrated there. Dwarf planet Ceres may have formed in the asteroid belt rather than migrating there from the outer Solar System. This possibility is supported by bright, ammonium-rich [...]

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