Astronomy / Space Volcanoes of Mud Erupt From Dwarf Planet Ceres

[Manticore]

The largest object in the asteroid belt is an active world unlike any other in the solar system.





Nothing is normal on Ceres — least of all its mud volcanoes.

In new research published in Nature Astronomy, a large team of astronomers has laid out a new view of the weirdest world in our solar system. It seems that Ceres has had a busy last few billion years — including random smatterings of volcanism, but of a type seen nowhere else in the solar system.

http://astronomy.com/news/2018/09/volcanoes-of-mud-erupt-from-dwarf-planet-ceres

 

[Manticore]

Another reference on the same topic:

Every year throughout its 4.5-billion-year life, ice volcanoes on the dwarf planet Ceres generate enough material on average to fill a movie theater, according to a new study led by the University of Arizona.

The study, led by UA planetary scientist Michael Sori, marks the first time a rate of cryovolcanic activity has been calculated from observations, and its findings help solve a mystery about Ceres's missing mountains.

Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-09-ceres-life-ice-volcano.html#jCp

 

[Patrick_68000]

Volcanoes of mud ?

In the future, an ideal place to install institutes of beauty and well-being