Scientists are trying to figure out why the dwarf planet Ceres is completely devoid of volumetric craters.
Ceres is the closest to Earth of all currently known dwarf planets. This planet is the most massive object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. NASA probes first transmitted images of Ceres back in 2015. Researchers were immediately puzzled by the volumetric bright spots on the surface of this planet, as well as the man-made structure.
The anomalies mentioned are not the only ones on Ceres.
The researchers were puzzled by the fact that there are no traces of collisions with large celestial bodies on the surface of Ceres. There are quite small craters on the surface of the dwarf planet, but no larger craters have yet been found.
Researcher Simona Marchi notes that the formation of Ceres took place at the dawn of the solar system. In those days, it was almost impossible to avoid serious collisions of celestial bodies.
Scientists believe that in ancient times Ceres was knocked out of its usual orbit, and large craters on its surface were filled up as a result of geological activities on the planet.