Dwarf planet (1) Ceres surface bluing due to high porosity resulting from sublimation

Dwarf planet (1) Ceres surface bluing due to high porosity resulting from sublimation

The origin of blue ejecta around the fresh craters of dwarf planet Ceres is unknown. Here, the authors show that the blue color results from high porosity of the surface, induced by sublimation of ice-phyllosilicate mixture produced by impacts.

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Main Authors: Stefan E. Schröder, Olivier Poch, Marco Ferrari, Simone De Angelis, Robin Sultana, Sandra M. Potin, Pierre Beck, Maria Cristina De Sanctis, Bernard Schmitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20494-5
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spelling doaj-4b2db4ce986b48a99005da7f15e656de2021-01-17T12:13:01ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232021-01-011211910.1038/s41467-020-20494-5Dwarf planet (1) Ceres surface bluing due to high porosity resulting from sublimationStefan E. Schröder0Olivier Poch1Marco Ferrari2Simone De Angelis3Robin Sultana4Sandra M. Potin5Pierre Beck6Maria Cristina De Sanctis7Bernard Schmitt8Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG)Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali-INAFIstituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali-INAFUniversity Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG)University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG)University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG)Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali-INAFUniversity Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG)The origin of blue ejecta around the fresh craters of dwarf planet Ceres is unknown. Here, the authors show that the blue color results from high porosity of the surface, induced by sublimation of ice-phyllosilicate mixture produced by impacts.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20494-5
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Olivier Poch
Marco Ferrari
Simone De Angelis
Robin Sultana
Sandra M. Potin
Pierre Beck
Maria Cristina De Sanctis
Bernard Schmitt
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Marco Ferrari
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Robin Sultana
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Pierre Beck
Maria Cristina De Sanctis
Bernard Schmitt
Dwarf planet (1) Ceres surface bluing due to high porosity resulting from sublimation
Nature Communications
author_facet Stefan E. Schröder
Olivier Poch
Marco Ferrari
Simone De Angelis
Robin Sultana
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Pierre Beck
Maria Cristina De Sanctis
Bernard Schmitt
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title Dwarf planet (1) Ceres surface bluing due to high porosity resulting from sublimation
title_short Dwarf planet (1) Ceres surface bluing due to high porosity resulting from sublimation
title_full Dwarf planet (1) Ceres surface bluing due to high porosity resulting from sublimation
title_fullStr Dwarf planet (1) Ceres surface bluing due to high porosity resulting from sublimation
title_full_unstemmed Dwarf planet (1) Ceres surface bluing due to high porosity resulting from sublimation
title_sort dwarf planet (1) ceres surface bluing due to high porosity resulting from sublimation
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
issn 2041-1723
publishDate 2021-01-01
description The origin of blue ejecta around the fresh craters of dwarf planet Ceres is unknown. Here, the authors show that the blue color results from high porosity of the surface, induced by sublimation of ice-phyllosilicate mixture produced by impacts.
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