Name: Asteroid Belt Discovery
Uploaded: 2017-01-01
Duration: 9 min 20 s
Description: New evidence from NASA's Dawn mission to Ceres, a dwarf planet the size of Texas, is changing our understanding of not only the Asteroid Belt but may also hold the key to deciphering the early life of our solar system.

New evidence from NASA's Dawn mission to Ceres, a dwarf planet the size of Texas, is changing our understanding of not only the Asteroid Belt but may also hold the key to deciphering the early life of our solar system.

See how NASA's Dawn mission transformed Ceres from a distant smudge into a complex world with organic molecules, bright salt deposits, and signs of recent geological activity. As scientists piece together clues about water, energy, and planetary formation, this episode offers a sharper look at how the early solar system may have worked.

A dwarf planet in the asteroid belt rewrites the story of our origins.

Asteroid Belt Discovery

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