09-07-2016 09:34 via indianexpress.com

NASA probe Dawn, maps Ceres craters where ice can accumulate

Permanently shadowed regions capable of accumulating surface ice were identified in the northern hemisphere of Ceres. (NASA | Caltech)
Scientists with NASA’s Dawn mission have identified, on the dwarf planet Ceres, permanently shadowed regions most of which likely have been cold enough to trap water ice for a billion years.
The findings suggest that that ice deposits could exist in these regions even now.
“The conditions on Ceres are right for accumulating deposits of water ice,&rdq
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