Ceres is covered in countless small, young craters, but none are larger than 175 miles (280 km) in diameter. This is a huge mystery, given that the dwarf planet must have been hit by numerous large asteroids during its 4.5 billion-year lifetime. Where did all the large craters go? A new study explores this puzzle using data from NASA Dawn Mission. "We concluded that a significant population of large craters on Ceres has been obliterated beyond recognition over geological time scales, which is li

Ceres, the closest dwarf planet to Earth and the ruler of the asteroid belt, remains shrouded in some mystery. Though NASA's Dawn spacecraft captured incredible data, questions linger. Could Ceres' intriguing bright spots be signs of ongoing geological activity, or frozen remnants of a watery past? Does a hidden ocean exist beneath its icy surface, and if so, could it harbor any form of life? | The Brain Maze

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