Distant Ceres Remains Geologically Active, Studies Suggest

Credit: Ceres: NASA
HOUSTON—Ceres, the dwarf planet and artifact of the early Solar System that has been the focus of NASA’s long-running Dawn mission, is apparently still evolving as a water-bearing planetary body, according to studies of its altered surface chemistry and crater ice. Launched in 2007, the ion...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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