Posted on 09/04/2015 4:19:15 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Christopher Russell, Professor of Geophysics and Space Physics at UCLA cannot discuss the new high resolution images from Ceres because they have been embargoed by the science journal Nature.
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Russell was able to discuss the issue of Ceres' strange bright spots, appearing prominently in both the large crater known as 'Occator', of which is 60 miles (90 km) across and 2 miles (4 km) deep, and on the slopes of an extremely strange, pyramid-shaped mountain that is 4 miles (6 km) tall. These spots, as described by professor Russell, appear to be a powdery substance that is deposited on the surface of the crater. The substance has an albedo, which is the fraction of the light being reflected from it, of about 50%. This is extremely bright, in contrast to Ceres' extremely dark surface albedo of only approximately 4-8%.
Infrared spectroscopy readings of the substance have been taken, but due to an apparent malfunction, he is unable to positively identify what the powder is made of.
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Whether or not a journal has the right to embargo images taken by a publicly funded NASA project is an open question. Denying the public its right to view these images is a direct violation of the NASA Charter...
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“As some ancient astronaut theorists believe”
This is hugh.
Well, obviously the aliens that were mining the dark side of our moon have branched out to set up shop in the asteroid belt. It couldn’t be more obvious.
Or in this case Ceres...
Those conical mountains are very strange looking.
http://images.scienceworldreport.com/data/images/full/13872/ceres-mountain.jpg?w=680
Should be a good topic for Coast to Coast AM.
lol - I don’t get many but I take what I can.... and give nothing back. Stay well my FRiend.
Is that a black monolith in the middle of that one bright crater?
It must be a huge Ceres spider.
They are alien-made. :o/ By the Coneheads.
FTA
Whether or not a journal has the right to embargo images taken by a publicly funded NASA project is an open question. Denying the public its right to view these images is a direct violation of the NASA Charter, and so probably could not survive a legal challenge.
'The machine must be broken' beats having to admit what they've found, apparently.
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