Data from our Dawn spacecraft reveals that dwarf planet Ceres hosts an unexpectedly young cryovolcano that formed within the past billion years. Cryovolcanoes form from salty-mud, instead of molten rock and release frigid, salty water sometimes mixed with mud. Find out more: http://go.nasa.gov/2bFV4Aq | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Ceres reveals some of its well-kept secrets in two new studies in the journal Nature, thanks to data from the NASA Dawn Mission. They include highly anticipated insights about mysterious bright features found all over the dwarf planet's surface. Spoiler alert: They're salty. More: http://go.nasa.gov/1IUZ3NC | NASA Solar System Exploration

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