Dawn mission spots mysterious bright spots on Solar System's largest asteroid, hinting at its watery history.
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06 March 2015
The article has been updated with the news that Dawn reached Ceres.
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Witze, A. Spacecraft nears dwarf planet Ceres. Nature (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2015.17038
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