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Ceres has a lot of interesting features: the hexagonal craters, the big mountain sitting next to a big hole, the smooth and reflective mountain and crater walls
by mcbits 10y ago
Ceres has a lot of interesting features: the hexagonal craters, the big mountain sitting next to a big hole, the smooth and reflective mountain and crater walls... Is Ceres a giant crystal?
- Aelinsaar 10y agoIs that really possible? For something so massive?
- mcbits 10y agoI don't know, probably not, unless it somehow managed to cool unusually slowly after it formed. But it seems like every planetary body has some extreme differentiation from the others, so maybe?
- nickpsecurity 10y agoActually, I have a retrieval mission in the works for something that answers your question. ;) http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/10/a-planet-made-of-diamond-twice-the-size-of-earth/ http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/10/a-planet-made...
- lisivka 10y agoFor me, it looks like big mountain is popped up from the hole. IMHO, it happen when Ceres was still cooling after forming.