DWARF PLANET CERES IS GUSHING WITH WATER

The round dwarf planet otherwise known as the largest asteroid in the solar system is releasing water vapour at a rate of 13lb (6kg) per second

Observations by the European Space Agency's Herschel telescope suggest it could be coming from geysers or ice volcanoes

Ceres - a perfectly round dwarf planet otherwise known as the largest asteroid in the solar system - is releasing water vapour from its surface at a rate of 13lb (6kg) per second.

The study published in Nature confirms previous suspicions that Ceres contains abundant water and could provide important new clues to the origin of life on Earth.

Ceres is the closest dwarf planet to the sun and is located in the asteroid belt, making it the only dwarf planet in the inner solar system.  It  is the smallest of the bodies currently classified as a 'dwarf planet'.  Scientists think it may have an ocean and possibly an atmosphere

It lies less than three times as far as Earth from the sun - close enough to feel the warmth of the star allowing ice to melt and reform.  Nasa's Dawn spacecraft has been making its way to Ceres from the asteroid Vesta since September 2012. It is due to land next year.  There is high interest in the mission because Ceres is one possible destination for human colonisation given its abundance of ice, water, and minerals.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2543973/Ceres-gushing-WATER-Liquid-spouting-planets-surface-reveal-life-began-Earth.html


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