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Bright carbonate deposits as evidence of aqueous alteration on (1) Ceres

Bright carbonate deposits as evidence of aqueous alteration on (1) Ceres

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Bright carbonate deposits as evidence of aqueous alteration on (1) Ceres

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Bright carbonate deposits as evidence of aqueous alteration on (1) Ceres

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Nature (London), 2016-08, Vol.536 (7614), p.54-57

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

High-resolution near-infrared observations of the Occator bright areas on the dwarf planet Ceres suggest that the bright material is mostly made up of endogenous sodium carbonate.
Ceres carbonates catch the eye
NASA's Dawn orbiter probe has revealed localized bright areas on the surface of the dwarf asteroid-belt planet Ceres, most prominentl...

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Bright carbonate deposits as evidence of aqueous alteration on (1) Ceres

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1810560103

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1810560103

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ISSN

0028-0836

E-ISSN

1476-4687

DOI

10.1038/nature18290

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