Ceres’ Internal Structure (Artist’s Concept)

Ceres' Internal Structure (Artist's Concept)
August 14, 2018
CreditNASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
PIA NumberPIA22660
Language
  • english

This artist's concept summarizes our understanding of how the inside of Ceres could be structured, based on the data returned by the NASA's Dawn mission. The most internal layer, the mantle is dominated by hydrated rocks, like clays.