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Consultancy Ceres Rural is to launch an independent viticulture agronomy service that is tailored to the growing English winemaking sector. It says its integrated approach will combine technical agronomy with strategic business support. #CeresResearch #CeresRural
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Ceres Research, the research arm of the Ceres Group of land agency and property businesses, has launched a new agronomy membership service for arable farmers. #CeresGroup #CeresResearch
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Fig. 1 shows a detailed view of Dantu crater, with different color-coded areas to highlight important features: a: Zoomed-in view of the central peak of the crater. b: Zoomed-in view showing the white and yellow faculae (bright spots) on the floor of the crater. c: Zoomed-in view showing the white and yellow faculae along the rim of the crater. d: A color composite image (from the Framing Camera) that shows the crater in red, green, and blue wavelengths, giving a clear visual of its surface. e: A topographic map showing the locations of the main bright spots, with white points for white faculae and yellow points for yellow faculae. Labels on the map refer to specific points discussed in the text.

Fig. 2 compares the spectral data of yellow and white faculae (bright spots) on Ceres. Figure 3 focuses on the spectra of the faculae (bright spots) found on the rim of Dantu crater. Here's a simplified breakdown of the description. Note: The rim refers to the outer edge or boundary of a crater.

Fig. 4 | Absorptions in the Yellow Faculae: These absorptions help identify the chemical composition of the YF and distinguish it from surrounding materials.

Exploring Ceres' surface 🌌🔬! research using the Dawn spacecraft’s VIR instrument reveals ammonium-rich brines in Dantu crater, suggesting the potential for organic compounds and prebiotic chemistry.🌟🚀

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Fig. 7 shows the topography and brightness of the bright patches at Vinalia Faculae on Ceres. The colorized mosaics display the elevation of different areas, with blues representing lower elevations and reds indicating higher ones. The labeled bright centers (a–i) show areas with varying topography and features like dark rings and a potential dome. Topographic and brightness profiles also highlight specific features, such as low elevations corresponding to bright deposits and dark rings.

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Ceres’ Occator crater reveals unique impact deposits! 🪐🔬 Unlike the Moon or Mars, its icy, salt-rich crust creates muddy flows, hydrothermal brines, and carbonate formations. NASA’s Dawn mission captures these fascinating features! 🚀🌍

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Global Color Map (a) – A large-scale map of Ceres, where different colors represent different materials on the surface. The data was collected from about 1,400 km above Ceres using the spacecraft's camera. The colors (red, green, and blue) come from specific wavelengths of light, helping scientists identify surface compositions. The map is in a special projection (Mollweide) that stretches the image to display the entire surface. Detailed Image of Urvara (b) – A close-up view of the Urvara basin, taken from a much lower altitude (pixel scale ~35 m). This image highlights Urvara’s features, including its central peak, flat crater floor, and stepped walls, which are typical of large impact craters. Important landmarks in the basin are labeled for reference.

Fig. 5 shows data about the colors of different materials on Ceres, taken by the framing camera. Panel a: Shows the "absolute color spectra" (think of it as a graph showing how different sites on Ceres reflect light at different wavelengths) for some bright material (BM) sites and one dark material site. The sites look different, but most of the BM sites reflect light in a similar way, except one that has a reddish hue. Panel b: This is showing the "relative color spectra," where they focus on the reflectance at a specific wavelength of 0.65 μm. Here, they compare a few BM sites and one dark floor site. The central ridge exposure (CRE) has a color spectrum that is similar to the average BM spectrum on Ceres, but with less variation in how much light it reflects. The CRE spectrum is also different from the spectra of the Occator faculae (a bright spot on Ceres), and the Vinalia Faculae spectrum. The "error bars" mean there's a small amount of uncertainty in the measurements, about ±1.5

Urvara's reddish BM has a spectrum similar to Ernutet's reddish material, meaning they might have similar compositions. The 3.4 μm absorption feature (linked to organic materials) is present but weaker in Urvara compared to Ernutet. The absorption feature at 3.4 μm is strongest at the reddish BM site but weakens as you move away from it. It is completely absent in nearby young smooth material (SM). Young SM has a different spectrum, with strong absorption at: 2.7 μm (linked to Mg/Fe-phyllosilicates) 3.1 μm (linked to NH4+ phyllosilicates) 3.4 and 3.9 μm (linked to Mg/Ca-carbonates)

Unveiling Ceres' secrets with NASA's Dawn mission! 🌍🔬 Research explores the Urvara basin, analyzing bright material, organic-rich compounds, and resurfacing events using advanced imaging and crater age dating. 🛰️✨

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https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aao3757 Fig. 1A shows a picture of the Juling crater taken by a camera on the Dawn spacecraft. The image is enhanced to show more details of the ice-rich wall in the shadowed area. Fig. 1B shows the data collected from different locations in that area (from Fig. 1A). It shows the spectra, or patterns of light absorption, which reveal certain features of the surface. The dotted lines are used to show certain ranges where the instrument could create incorrect signals. The absorption bands of water ice are seen at specific points (1.25, 1.5, and 2.0 mm). These are parts of the spectrum where water ice absorbs light. Additionally, there are other smaller absorption bands at 2.7, 3.1, and 3.4 mm, which suggest that minerals like Mg phyllosilicates, NH4 phyllosilicates, and Mg carbonates are also present. These minerals are commonly found on Ceres, a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt.

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aao3757 Fig. 2A shows the average light absorption data (spectra) from five different observations of the ice-rich area. These observations were taken from a specific rectangular region of coordinates on Ceres' surface (given by latitude and longitude). It helps scientists study how the surface absorbs light at different points. Fig. 2B focuses on a specific part of the absorption data: the 2.0 mm absorption band. This part is important because it tells us about the presence of water ice. The absorption at 2.0 mm is adjusted or normalized to make it easier to compare with the nearby 1.83 mm point. Fig. 2C shows how the band area (the amount of absorption) at 2.0 mm changes over time. The data is measured in Earth days, with the first observation (L1) set as day 0. This helps track changes in the water ice over time.

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aao3757 Fig. 3A shows the comparison between two specific observations (L1 and E1) of the ice-rich area on Ceres. The scientists use the average light absorption data (spectra) from a specific rectangular area, with known coordinates, to compare the two observations. The key point is that both L1 and E1 were observed under the same viewing and lighting conditions, so this comparison is valid. Fig. 3B highlights the differences between the two observations. You can see that the signatures of water ice (the characteristic absorption patterns) and the overall light level (called the continuum) both increased. This suggests that the amount of water ice may have changed between L1 and E1. The error bars show the uncertainty in the data, which includes small measurement errors and possible calibration issues. Fig. 3C compares the data from a test area, which is another region of Ceres, with a different set of coordinates. Unlike the previous comparison, the spectra from this test area don’t show any significant changes, meaning there was no noticeable change in the ice content or conditions over time in this region.

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aao3757 Fig. 4A shows how the amount of water ice in the ice-rich wall of Juling crater changes over time. The graph compares two things: 1. The band area at 2.0 mm, which gives an idea of the amount of water ice in the spectra, after removing the signal from the outer regions (areas without ice). This is shown on the left axis. 2. The water ice abundance, which is the percentage of water ice in the area, is calculated using a model. This is shown on the right axis. Both these quantities are tracked over time, measured in Earth days starting from the first observation (L1), and error bars represent the uncertainty in the data. Fig. 4B shows Ceres' orbit and how the solar flux (the amount of sunlight hitting Ceres) changes during the orbit. The part of the orbit that is linked to the Juling observations shows that the solar flux is increasing in Ceres' southern hemisphere, where Juling crater is located. This suggests that as Ceres moves along its orbit, the southern hemisphere is receiving more sunlight, which could influence the amount of water ice present on the surface.

Exploring the seasonal water cycle on Ceres 🌑💧! "New" findings on the changes in water ice distribution across the surface reveal potential variations in ice abundance, indicating at Ceres’ dynamic climate. 🌍🔬

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