Water Molecule ‘Hops’ on Ceres

Water Molecule 'Hops' on Ceres
Arrowed lines of water molecules bouncing on Ceres to eventually end up in a cold trap at the north pole. Arrows drawn on top of NASA Dawn Mission photo of Dwarf planet Ceres: ALWAYS CREDIT:NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
December 15, 2016
CreditNASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
PIA NumberPIA21083
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This graphic of an enhanced color image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows a theoretical path of a water molecule on Ceres.