Ceres' surface

by: Walter B. Myers/Novapix
Reference: a-ast99-92001
Date: 2009-07-22

What is known about Ceres' surface is that it has an albedo (surface brightness) about the same as the Earth's Moon and never gets warmer than minus 30º F. In this image the artist is suggesting a lunar-like terrain modified by the presence of water ice.

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