NASA Spacecraft Sends New Images Of Ceres’ Mysterious Conical Mountain

Geo Beats 2015-08-25

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Months ago, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft began capturing images of Ceres, and it recently sent photos of the dwarf planet’s mysterious conical mountain that are the sharpest to date.

Months ago, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft began capturing images of Ceres, and among the many intriguing surface features it has discovered is a rather mysterious conical mountain. 

The agency announced that the craft is now at an orbital altitude of a bit over 900 miles, and has sent surface images that are the sharpest to date. 

Among the many geological formations captured in great detail is the oddly shaped elevation, which measures about 3 miles from

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