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Bright carbonate deposits as evidence of aqueous alteration on (1) Ceres

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  • M. C. De Sanctis

    (Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

  • A. Raponi

    (Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

  • E. Ammannito

    (Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
    Earth Planetary and Space Sciences, University of California)

  • M. Ciarniello

    (Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

  • M. J. Toplis

    (Institut de Recherche d’Astrophysique et Planétologie, Université de Toulouse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paul Sabatier (UPS))

  • H. Y. McSween

    (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)

  • J. C. Castillo-Rogez

    (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology)

  • B. L. Ehlmann

    (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
    California Institute of Technology)

  • F. G. Carrozzo

    (Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

  • S. Marchi

    (Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
    Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute, Southwest Research Institute (SRI))

  • F. Tosi

    (Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

  • F. Zambon

    (Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

  • F. Capaccioni

    (Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

  • M. T. Capria

    (Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

  • S. Fonte

    (Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

  • M. Formisano

    (Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

  • A. Frigeri

    (Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

  • M. Giardino

    (Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

  • A. Longobardo

    (Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

  • G. Magni

    (Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

  • E. Palomba

    (Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

  • L. A. McFadden

    (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)

  • C. M. Pieters

    (Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University)

  • R. Jaumann

    (Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR))

  • P. Schenk

    (Lunar and Planetary Institute)

  • R. Mugnuolo

    (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana)

  • C. A. Raymond

    (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology)

  • C. T. Russell

    (Earth Planetary and Space Sciences, University of California)

Abstract

High-resolution near-infrared observations of the Occator bright areas on the dwarf planet Ceres suggest that the bright material is mostly made up of endogenous sodium carbonate.

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  • M. C. De Sanctis & A. Raponi & E. Ammannito & M. Ciarniello & M. J. Toplis & H. Y. McSween & J. C. Castillo-Rogez & B. L. Ehlmann & F. G. Carrozzo & S. Marchi & F. Tosi & F. Zambon & F. Capaccioni & M, 2016. "Bright carbonate deposits as evidence of aqueous alteration on (1) Ceres," Nature, Nature, vol. 536(7614), pages 54-57, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:536:y:2016:i:7614:d:10.1038_nature18290
    DOI: 10.1038/nature18290
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    1. Silvia Protopapa & Ujjwal Raut & Ian Wong & John Stansberry & Geronimo L. Villanueva & Jason Cook & Bryan Holler & William M. Grundy & Rosario Brunetto & Richard J. Cartwright & Bereket Mamo & Joshua , 2024. "Detection of carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the stratified surface of Charon with JWST," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-13, December.
    2. A. Nathues & M. Hoffmann & N. Schmedemann & R. Sarkar & G. Thangjam & K. Mengel & J. Hernandez & H. Hiesinger & J. H. Pasckert, 2022. "Brine residues and organics in the Urvara basin on Ceres," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-13, December.

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