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Dawn Science Update: Ceres Composition and Features - Press Conference

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Explore the latest scientific findings from NASA's Dawn mission to dwarf planet Ceres in this 40-minute press conference featuring expert researchers. Delve into Ceres' composition, intriguing features, and comparisons with Vesta as scientists discuss impact craters, water ice, fluids, and cold traps. Learn about the spacecraft's health and the potential existence of a brine layer. Gain insights from Carol Raymond's Dawn images and hear perspectives from Thomas Prettyman, Norbert Schorghofer, and Ralf Jaumann on various aspects of this groundbreaking mission.

Syllabus

Carol Raymond
Dawn images
Impact crater
Water ice
Series vs Vesta
Fluids
Ceres cold traps
Health of the spacecraft
brine layer

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