Dwarf Planet Ceres in Asteroid Belt May Contain More Freshwater Than Earth

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Ken Denmead • 0 Comments

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So, all we need to do is strap a couple rockets on the thing, ship it back to Earth, and no more California drought!

Dwarf planet Ceres in asteroid belt may contain more freshwater than Earth (via Raw Story )

Scientists have confirmed signs of water on the dwarf planet Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt. A team led by the European Space Agency detected water plumes spewing from two regions of the dwarf planet using the infrared Herschel Space…

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