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New image of drawf planet Ceres - what do you think the reflective bright spot is?

what do you think the reflective bright spot is?

  • Something Natural [ Ice...Metal etc]

    Votes: 10 43.5%
  • Obviously Aliens [Mirror...Signal station etc]

    Votes: 13 56.5%

  • Total voters
    23


easynow

New member
Mar 17, 2013
2,039
jakarta
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The US space agency's Dawn probe has gone into orbit around Ceres, the largest object in the Solar System between Mars and Jupiter.

A signal from the satellite confirming its status was received by ground stations at 13:36 GMT.

Ceres is the first of the dwarf planets to be visited by a spacecraft.

Scientists hope to glean information from the object that can tell them about the Solar System's beginnings, four and a half billion years ago.

Dawn has taken 7.5 years to reach its destination. Its arrival has seen it pass behind the dwarf to its "dark side".

Over the next month, controllers will re-shape the orbit to get it ready to begin the prime science phase in late April.

Over time, the intention is to progressively lower the orbit until the probe is just a few hundred km above the surface. By that stage, it will be returning very high resolution pictures.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31754586

Whatever it is, this is such an exciting year for space fans. The horizon probe will reach Pluto this July and if all goes well it will also visit the Kuiper belt.

This is currently the best image we have of pluto...

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Everest

Me
Jul 5, 2003
20,741
Southwick
I managed to zoom right in.

Why couldn't these so-called "experts"?
 

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glasfryn

cleaning up cat sick
Nov 29, 2005
20,261
somewhere in Eastbourne
I managed to zoom right in.

Why couldn't these so-called "experts"?

funniest thing this week
two reflective lights could be .............Ford Cortina and a Morris Minor
its natural of coarse
anyway if they are coming here I will be gone by then ..............leave it to you then
 






vegster

Sanity Clause
May 5, 2008
27,867
Probably a Universal road sign " You are about to leave the Sol system, Thank you for travelling slower than light speed "
 








pastafarian

Well-known member
Sep 4, 2011
11,902
Sussex
If you look closely you can clearly see the photo was taken at night time.
Ceres is obviously someone house and the probe simply took a snapshot at a time when their curtains were open.
 


Blue Valkyrie

Not seen such Bravery!
Sep 1, 2012
32,165
Valhalla
Some sort of notice about demolition because a hyperspace bypass is being built.
 



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