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News Release 7 of 17
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September 7, 2005
02:30 PM (EDT)
News Release Number:
STScI-2005-27
Largest Asteroid May Be 'Mini Planet' with Water Ice
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Images of the Asteroid Ceres As It Rotates One Quarter
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Astronomical
PRC2005-27
Color View of Ceres
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Astronomical
PRC2005-27b
Comparison of Asteroid Sizes
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Illustration
Cutaway View of Ceres
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Illustration
Images of the Asteroid Ceres Rotation
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Astronomical/Annotated
Ceres: December 30, 2003 15:46 UT
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Astronomical
Ceres: December 30, 2003 16:21 UT
Image Type:
Astronomical
Ceres: January 23, 2004 23:40 UT
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Astronomical
Ceres: January 24, 2004 00:15 UT
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Astronomical
Ceres: January 24, 2004 02:52 UT
Image Type:
Astronomical
Ceres: January 24, 2004 03:27 UT
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Astronomical
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