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Variations in the amount of water ice on Ceres' surface suggest a seasonal water cycle.

Authors :
Raponi, Andrea
De Sanctis, Maria Cristina
Frigeri, Alessandro
Ammannito, Eleonora
Ciarniello, Mauro
Formisano, Michelangelo
Combe, Jean-Philippe
Magni, Gianfranco
Tosi, Federico
Carrozzo, Filippo Giacomo
Fonte, Sergio
Giardino, Marco
Joy, Steven P.
Polanskey, Carol A.
Rayman, Marc D.
Capaccioni, Fabrizio
Capria, Maria Teresa
Longobardo, Andrea
Palomba, Ernesto
Zambon, Francesca
Source :
Science Advances. Mar2018, Vol. 4 Issue 3, p1-6. 6p.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

The article presents a study which discusses the seasonal water cycle in the dwarf planet Ceres due to the variations in the water ice. Topics include the presence of water ice in the mid-latitude crater based on the Dawn spectrometer data, the changes in water ice signatures with time, and the correlation of the water ice with solar flux.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23752548
Volume :
4
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Science Advances
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
128897791
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aao3757