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Description NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took this images of the asteroid 1 Ceres. The bright spot that appears in the image is a mystery. It is brighter than its surroundings. Yet it is still very dark, reflecting only a small portion of the sunlight that shines on it.
Date Image released 2005 September 7
Source http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2005/27/text/ (Cropped from original image)
Author NASA, ESA, J. Parker (Southwest Research Institute), P. Thomas (Cornell University), and L. McFadden (University of Maryland, College Park), and M. Mutchler and Z. Levay (STScI)
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Unless otherwise specifically stated, no claim to copyright is being asserted by STScI and it may be freely used as in the public domain in accordance with NASA's contract. [...] [1]
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Public domain This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA and ESA. NASA Hubble material (and ESA Hubble material prior to 2009) is copyright-free and may be freely used as in the public domain without fee, on the condition that only NASA, STScI, and/or ESA is credited as the source of the material. This license does not apply if ESA material created after 2008 or source material from other organizations is in use.
The material was created for NASA by Space Telescope Science Institute under Contract NAS5-26555, or for ESA by the Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre. Copyright statement at hubblesite.org or 2008 copyright statement at spacetelescope.org.
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current13:22, 9 September 2005Thumbnail for version as of 13:22, 9 September 2005136 × 130 (2 KB)Vesta~commonswiki{{Information| |Description = This image of the asteroid 1 Ceres was taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The bright spot that appears in the image is a mystery. It is brighter than its surroundings. Yet it is still very dark, reflecting only a small
22:44, 31 August 2005Thumbnail for version as of 22:44, 31 August 2005316 × 321 (6 KB)Vesta~commonswiki* '''Description''': Using a camera onboard the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers were able to take a series of ultraviolet images of the asteroid. These images, which have the highest resolution ever seen with the Hubble, show features as small as 50
16:52, 25 August 2005Thumbnail for version as of 16:52, 25 August 2005540 × 540 (20 KB)Vesta~commonswiki* '''Description''': Asteroid (1) Ceres. Image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. * '''Source''': http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=545 * '''Image Policy''': Sess http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/policy/ {{PD-USGov-NASA}} [[Category:Aste
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