Mineralogical mapping of the Kerwan quadrangle on Ceres
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DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2017.07.021
Abstract: Abstract The Ceres surface is globally composed of Mg-phyllosilicates, ammoniated clays, carbonates and dark components. To obtain a more detailed mineralogical and geological investigation, the dwarf planet surface has been divided into fifteen quadrangles. The… read more here.
Keywords: kerwan quadrangle; phyllosilicates ammoniated; ejecta; ceres surface ... See more keywords
Dwarf planet (1) Ceres surface bluing due to high porosity resulting from sublimation
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20494-5
Abstract: The Dawn mission found that the dominant colour variation on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres is a change of the visible spectral slope, where fresh impact craters are surrounded by blue (negative spectral-sloped) ejecta.… read more here.
Keywords: surface bluing; sublimation; ceres surface; dwarf planet ... See more keywords
An aqueously altered carbon-rich Ceres
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DOI: 10.1038/s41550-018-0656-0
Abstract: The surface mineralogy of dwarf planet Ceres appears to be dominated by products of rock–fluid interactions, such as phyllosilicates—some of which are NH4-bearing—and carbonates1–3. Elemental concentrations derived from the inferred mineral mixing fractions, however, do… read more here.
Keywords: ceres surface; carbon; altered carbon; rich ceres ... See more keywords