Ceres
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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SCIENTISTS DONT KNOW IF CERES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A DWARF PLANET OR A BIG ASTEROID
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Astronomers have discovered water vapor steaming off Ceres. This discovery could tell us something fascinating about the development of our solar system.
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A man named kupper
and his team turned to the European Space Agency’s powerful Herschel Space Observatory. The team spotted clear signs of water coming from two separate dark spots.
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Water was coming off Ceres at a rate of 6 kilograms, or about 13 pounds, per second. That made the scientists think there could be a lot of ice packed in the dwarf planet’s mantle. So much that if melted it could add up to more fresh water than we have on Earth.
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Scientists are still trying to discover how Ceres has water and why it's coming off as a vapor
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