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Dwarf planet Ceres' bright spots shrink but stay strange on approach
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| Erik Mack
Posted on 05/25/2015 1:34:35 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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posted on
05/25/2015 1:34:35 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
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Thanks BenLurkin, extra to APoD, but no pics?!>
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posted on
05/25/2015 1:38:19 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
05/25/2015 1:41:04 PM PDT
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Crazieman
(Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
05/25/2015 1:42:45 PM PDT
by
RightGeek
(FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
To: SunkenCiv
A close-up of the mysterious bright spots on Ceres. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA."The new image was taken on May 16, 2015 from a distance of 4,500 miles (7,200 km) and has a resolution of 2,250 feet (700 m) per pixel."
http://www.sci-news.com/space/science-bright-spots-ceres-02831.html
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posted on
05/25/2015 1:43:21 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Ice from a comet impact. That’s my best guess.
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posted on
05/25/2015 1:43:27 PM PDT
by
piytar
(Good will be called evil and Evil will be called good.)
To: Crazieman
I really want to know what the hell those are.
The ice theory is taking a hit because there’s data showing it being reflective in shadow.
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posted on
05/25/2015 1:44:56 PM PDT
by
Crazieman
(Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
To: Crazieman
Does anyone know how big an area that is?
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posted on
05/25/2015 1:45:18 PM PDT
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GeronL
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To: RightGeek
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posted on
05/25/2015 1:45:53 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: piytar
Death star doing a range calibration
To: BenLurkin
Obviously one of our new Alien Overlords
left the lights on when they left the
habitat...
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posted on
05/25/2015 1:49:29 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: BenLurkin
Current position. Its only made one close pass about 8000 miles away from the surface.
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posted on
05/25/2015 1:50:22 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: tet68
Secondly they are oriented JUST like the pyramids
on Mars. Could it be possible? Yes it could.
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posted on
05/25/2015 1:50:57 PM PDT
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tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: BenLurkin
I see. So they have their own planet.
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posted on
05/25/2015 1:52:17 PM PDT
by
9thLife
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To: BenLurkin
If it were a reflection, it would brighten and dim rapidly as it turned. It is either a very white surface reflecting light or it is actual artificial light.
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posted on
05/25/2015 1:53:12 PM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
To: spokeshave
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posted on
05/25/2015 1:54:44 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Claire Wolfe should check her watch. It's time.)
To: BenLurkin
Dwarf Planet Bright Spots
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posted on
05/25/2015 1:56:20 PM PDT
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9thLife
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To: cuban leaf
If it were a reflection, it would brighten and dim rapidly as it turned. It is either a very white surface reflecting light or it is actual artificial light.I'm curious if the camera and length of exposure is making these spots look brighter than they really are.
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posted on
05/25/2015 2:11:29 PM PDT
by
aimhigh
(1 John 3:23)
To: piytar
Yeah I’m guessing ice or something like titanium oxide which is abundant in space.
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posted on
05/25/2015 2:11:48 PM PDT
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cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: BenLurkin
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05/25/2015 2:14:04 PM PDT
by
sten
(fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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