NASA releases new map of Ceres with craters, bright spots and mountains - NYC Today

Dawn spacecraft of NASA has been orbiting Ceres for the last few months. The probe has provided many images of the largest object in the asteroid belt. Now, NASA has released new maps of the dwarf planet that highlight bright spots and pyramid-shaped mountain on Ceres.

The new maps have come courtesy of Dawn spacecraft of the United States space agency. The probe has been orbiting Ceres, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, since March this year. The maps have shown compositional and elevation differences across the dwarf planet.

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