48K views · 316 shares | But why is Ceres so salty? 樂 Our NASA Solar System Exploration Dawn spacecraft revealed mysterious bright regions of sodium carbonate there. Now we know that these regions came from a deep reservoir of salt-enriched water that evaporated when it got to the surface: https://go.nasa.gov/2DLkvhL | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

114K views · 1.4K reactions | Ceres, the closest dwarf planet to Earth and the ruler of the asteroid belt, remains shrouded in some mystery. Though NASA's Dawn spacecraft captured incredible data, questions linger. Could Ceres' intriguing bright spots be signs of ongoing geological activity, or frozen remnants of a watery past? Does a hidden ocean exist beneath its icy surface, and if so, could it harbor any form of life? | The Brain Maze | Facebook