Bright Spots on Ceres Could Be Active Ice

Early data from the Dawn spacecraft could clear up a mystery about the dwarf planet

I found this article in the magazine Scientific American, and it was published on March 18, 2015. It is classified in the “Astronomy” section.  Here it is the link:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bright-spots-on-ceres-could-be-active-ice1/

Glossary

-          Glimmer: brillantor

-          Plume: columna de fum

-          Rim: marge, costa

-          Dusk: crepuscle

-          Fade: dissipar

-          Blanket: manta

-          Layer: capa

-          Soil: terra (sòl)

Critical review

In my view, I find astronomy very interesting and intriguing because we know very little of what is happening out there. Ceres is a dwarf planet that was recently discovered and still more recently two white spots have been observed in its surface. This phenomenon has been studied with the NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft, from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Germany. Scientifics have noticed that these two spots are sometimes seen and other times not; and this effect could lay on the fact that Sun’s rays have some effect in the way we see the spots.

It is also believed that this light we see from Earth might not exist in the surface of Ceres, but it might be a little elevated.

Finally, the principal objective that researchers have is to obtain closer images of the phenomenon. That’s why Christopher Russel has said that the next spacecraft will count with the enough resolution to see the planet 30 meters across. 

CLÀUDIA MALDONADO 1r B