Post by WeAreAllOne on Feb 21, 2017 11:00:03 GMT -8
It is one of the many mysteries of Ceres - a gigantic pyramid in among the vast craters and 'alien spots'.
Now, Nasa has revealed stunning new close up images of the three mile high mountain Ahuna Mons.
They reveal the 'pyramid' is in fact a dome with smooth, steep walls - one of which appears to glow.
One year ago, on March 6, 2015, Nasa's Dawn spacecraft slid gently into orbit around Ceres, the largest body in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Since then, the spacecraft has delivered a wealth of images and other data that open an exciting new window to the previously unexplored dwarf planet.'Ceres has defied our expectations and surprised us in many ways, thanks to a year's worth of data from Dawn. We are hard at work on the mysteries the spacecraft has presented to us,' said Carol Raymond, deputy principal investigator for the mission, based at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California.
Among Ceres' most enigmatic features is a tall mountain the Dawn team named Ahuna Mons.
This mountain appeared as a small, bright-sided bump on the surface as early as February 2015 from a distance of 29,000 miles (46,000 kilometers), before Dawn was captured into orbit.
As Dawn circled Ceres at increasingly lower altitudes, the shape of this mysterious feature began to come into focus.
From afar, Ahuna Mons looked to be pyramid-shaped, but upon closer inspection, it is best described as a dome with smooth, steep walls.
Dawn's latest images of Ahuna Mons, taken 120 times closer than in February 2015, reveal that this mountain has a lot of bright material on some of its slopes, and less on others.
On its steepest side, it is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) high.
The mountain has an average overall height of 2.5 miles (4 kilometers). It rises higher than Washington's Mount Rainier and California's Mount Whitney.
Scientists are beginning to identify other features on Ceres that could be similar in nature to Ahuna Mons, but none is as tall and well-defined as this mountain.
'No one expected a mountain on Ceres, especially one like Ahuna Mons,' said Chris Russell, Dawn's principal investigator at the University of California, Los Angeles.
'We still do not have a satisfactory model to explain how it formed.'
About 420 miles (670 kilometers) northwest of Ahuna Mons lies the now-famous Occator Crater.
Before Dawn arrived at Ceres, images of the dwarf planet from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope showed a prominent bright patch on the surface.
As Dawn approached Ceres, it became clear that there were at least two spots with high reflectivity.
As the resolution of images improved, Dawn revealed to its earthly followers that there are at least 10 bright spots in this crater alone, with the brightest area on the entire body located in the center of the crater. It is not yet clear whether this bright material is the same as the material found on Ahuna Mons.
'Dawn began mapping Ceres at its lowest altitude in December, but it wasn't until very recently that its orbital path allowed it to view Occator's brightest area.
'This dwarf planet is very large and it takes a great many orbital revolutions before all of it comes into view of Dawn's camera and other sensors,' said Marc Rayman, Dawn's chief engineer and mission director at JPL.
Here is some additional things that have been found on Ceres. Notably, bright spots, and organic particles have been found & photographed. Below are some links, and some photos. I wrote up a article on the bright spots yesterday, the link to that is below.
Click here for that thread.
Here is a perspective of where Ceres is located.
Here is the organic particles that have been found and photographed.
Below are some photos and quotes on the bright spots that have been found and photographed. It is interesting to note that the light does not dampen as it turns away from the camera. Indicating it may be some artificial light or some other unexplained phenomena.
For more links, sources, photos, discussion, click here.
Very interesting stuff! This along with the lights found on ceres, and the organic particles, this is all tying together quite nicely. This alone when you compare all this evidence against each other it's painting a picture you can't deny.
Feel free to share, link, discuss etc. Thanks for reading and have a great day!
Sources:
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3210477/See-Ceres-mysterious-pyramid-unprecedented-Dawn-probe-captures-stunning-images-dwarf-planet-s-varied-terrain.html
earthmysterynews.com/2016/03/14/the-mysterious-pyramid-of-ceres-up-close-stunning-new-images-reveal-three-mile-high-mountain-has-a-strange-glowing-side/
www.sci-news.com/space/dawn-ceres-mountain-ahuna-mons-03691.html
www.nasa.gov/jpl/dawn/ceres-spots-continue-to-mystify-in-latest-dawn-images
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3480985/The-mysterious-pyramid-Ceres-close-Stunning-new-images-reveal-three-mile-high-mountain-strange-glowing-side.html
awakeningforums.com/thread/219/bright-spots-shine-newest-images
Now, Nasa has revealed stunning new close up images of the three mile high mountain Ahuna Mons.
They reveal the 'pyramid' is in fact a dome with smooth, steep walls - one of which appears to glow.
From afar, Ahuna Mons looked to be pyramid-shaped, but upon closer inspection, it is best described as a dome with smooth, steep walls. On its steepest side, it is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) high.. This side-perspective view of Ceres' mysterious mountain Ahuna Mons was made with images from NASA's Dawn spacecraft. The resolution of the component images is 120 feet (35 meters) per pixel.
One year ago, on March 6, 2015, Nasa's Dawn spacecraft slid gently into orbit around Ceres, the largest body in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Since then, the spacecraft has delivered a wealth of images and other data that open an exciting new window to the previously unexplored dwarf planet.'Ceres has defied our expectations and surprised us in many ways, thanks to a year's worth of data from Dawn. We are hard at work on the mysteries the spacecraft has presented to us,' said Carol Raymond, deputy principal investigator for the mission, based at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California.
Among Ceres' most enigmatic features is a tall mountain the Dawn team named Ahuna Mons.
This mountain appeared as a small, bright-sided bump on the surface as early as February 2015 from a distance of 29,000 miles (46,000 kilometers), before Dawn was captured into orbit.
As Dawn circled Ceres at increasingly lower altitudes, the shape of this mysterious feature began to come into focus.
From afar, Ahuna Mons looked to be pyramid-shaped, but upon closer inspection, it is best described as a dome with smooth, steep walls.
Dawn's latest images of Ahuna Mons, taken 120 times closer than in February 2015, reveal that this mountain has a lot of bright material on some of its slopes, and less on others.
On its steepest side, it is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) high.
The mountain has an average overall height of 2.5 miles (4 kilometers). It rises higher than Washington's Mount Rainier and California's Mount Whitney.
The mysterious mountain Ahuna Mons is seen in this mosaic of images from NASA's Dawn spacecraft. Dawn took these images from its low-altitude mapping orbit, from an altitude of 240 miles (385 kilometers) in December 2015.
Scientists are beginning to identify other features on Ceres that could be similar in nature to Ahuna Mons, but none is as tall and well-defined as this mountain.
'No one expected a mountain on Ceres, especially one like Ahuna Mons,' said Chris Russell, Dawn's principal investigator at the University of California, Los Angeles.
'We still do not have a satisfactory model to explain how it formed.'
About 420 miles (670 kilometers) northwest of Ahuna Mons lies the now-famous Occator Crater.
Before Dawn arrived at Ceres, images of the dwarf planet from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope showed a prominent bright patch on the surface.
As Dawn approached Ceres, it became clear that there were at least two spots with high reflectivity.
This side-perspective view of Ceres' mysterious mountain Ahuna Mons was made with images from NASA's Dawn spacecraft to create a 3-D (anaglyph) view.
As the resolution of images improved, Dawn revealed to its earthly followers that there are at least 10 bright spots in this crater alone, with the brightest area on the entire body located in the center of the crater. It is not yet clear whether this bright material is the same as the material found on Ahuna Mons.
'Dawn began mapping Ceres at its lowest altitude in December, but it wasn't until very recently that its orbital path allowed it to view Occator's brightest area.
'This dwarf planet is very large and it takes a great many orbital revolutions before all of it comes into view of Dawn's camera and other sensors,' said Marc Rayman, Dawn's chief engineer and mission director at JPL.
Previous video also shows a prominent mountain with bright streaks on its steep slopes. The peak's shape has been likened to a cone or a pyramid, and it appears to be about four miles (6 kilometers) high. This means the mountain has about the same elevation as Mount McKinley in Denali National Park, Alaska, the highest point in North America.
Here is some additional things that have been found on Ceres. Notably, bright spots, and organic particles have been found & photographed. Below are some links, and some photos. I wrote up a article on the bright spots yesterday, the link to that is below.
Click here for that thread.
Here is a perspective of where Ceres is located.
Here is the organic particles that have been found and photographed.
4 days ago, it was announced that Localized aliphatic organic material was found on the surface of Ceres.
Below are some photos and quotes on the bright spots that have been found and photographed. It is interesting to note that the light does not dampen as it turns away from the camera. Indicating it may be some artificial light or some other unexplained phenomena.
The brightest spots on dwarf planet Ceres are seen in this image taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 6, 2015.
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
For more links, sources, photos, discussion, click here.
Very interesting stuff! This along with the lights found on ceres, and the organic particles, this is all tying together quite nicely. This alone when you compare all this evidence against each other it's painting a picture you can't deny.
Feel free to share, link, discuss etc. Thanks for reading and have a great day!
Sources:
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3210477/See-Ceres-mysterious-pyramid-unprecedented-Dawn-probe-captures-stunning-images-dwarf-planet-s-varied-terrain.html
earthmysterynews.com/2016/03/14/the-mysterious-pyramid-of-ceres-up-close-stunning-new-images-reveal-three-mile-high-mountain-has-a-strange-glowing-side/
www.sci-news.com/space/dawn-ceres-mountain-ahuna-mons-03691.html
www.nasa.gov/jpl/dawn/ceres-spots-continue-to-mystify-in-latest-dawn-images
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3480985/The-mysterious-pyramid-Ceres-close-Stunning-new-images-reveal-three-mile-high-mountain-strange-glowing-side.html
awakeningforums.com/thread/219/bright-spots-shine-newest-images