Ceres

Författare/Upphovsman:

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

Kreditera:

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

Kort länk:

https://sewiki.info/b/373b1

Källa:

Wikimedia Commons

Upplösning:

136 x 130 Pixel (1839 Bytes)

Beskrivning:

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.

Licens:

Public domain

Licenskommentaren:

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]