Image:Ceres color.png

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Description

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took this images of the asteroid 1 Ceres. The bright spot that appears in the image is a mystery. It is brighter than its surroundings. Yet it is still very dark, reflecting only a small portion of the sunlight that shines on it.

Source

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2005/27/text/ (Cropped from original image)

Date

December 30, 2003

Author

NASA, ESA, J. Parker (Southwest Research Institute), P. Thomas (Cornell University), and L. McFadden (University of Maryland, College Park)

Permission
(Reusing this image)

Unless otherwise specifically stated, no claim to copyright is being asserted by STScI and it may be freely used as in the public domain in accordance with NASA's contract. [...] [1]

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