Ceres: Possible Source of Meteorites' Organic Matter (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Ceres: Possible Source of Meteorites' Organic Matter

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Ceres, a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt pictured here in this NASA-produced false-color image, may be the source of organic matter found on two meteorites that crashed to Earth in 1998.

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