{"id":4476,"date":"2015-12-09T13:47:44","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T18:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/?p=4476"},"modified":"2015-12-11T14:14:12","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T19:14:12","slug":"is-ceres-from-the-outer-solar-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/is-ceres-from-the-outer-solar-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Ceres from the outer Solar System?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4478\" style=\"width: 679px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ceresformation-1024x689.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4478\" class=\"wp-image-4478\" src=\"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ceresformation-1024x689.jpg\" alt=\"An artist's impression of the two theories on how Ceres formed. In the first image, Ceres formed in the main belt and ammonia was incorporated from the external zones of the Solar System. In the second, Ceres itself was formed in the external zones of the Solar System, including ammonia in its formation process, and then migrated to the main belt. (Image credit: L.Giacomini)\" width=\"669\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An artist&#8217;s impression of the two theories on how Ceres formed. In the first image, Ceres formed in the main belt and ammonia was incorporated from the external zones of the Solar System.\u00a0In the second, Ceres itself was formed in the external zones of the Solar System, including ammonia in its formation process, and then migrated to the main belt. (Image credit: L.Giacomini)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The dwarf planet Ceres may have formed from minerals found in the outer Solar System, according to data taken by the Dawn Spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers identified specific minerals, which are widespread on the planet\u2019s surface. The minerals suggest ammonia was incorporated into the planet during its formation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nature.com\/articles\/doi:10.1038\/nature16172\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Original research paper<\/span><\/a>\u00a0published in <em>Nature\u00a0<\/em>on <strong>December 9<\/strong><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_453723367\"><span class=\"aQJ\"><strong>, 2015<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Names and affiliations of selected\u00a0author<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Maria Cristina De Sanctis, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, INAF, Rome, Italy<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The dwarf planet Ceres may have formed from minerals found in the outer Solar System, according to data taken by the Dawn Spacecraft. Researchers identified specific minerals, which are widespread on the planet\u2019s surface. The minerals suggest ammonia was incorporated into the planet during its formation. Original research paper\u00a0published in Nature\u00a0on December 9, 2015. 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