Ceres: a Bright Spot in the Solar System

Lems, J.J.

Ceres: a Bright Spot in the Solar System

Interior Modelling of a Cryovolcanic Salty Dwarf Planet

Master thesis (2024)

Authors

J.J. Lems Aerospace Engineering

Contributors

B. C. Root Planetary Exploration (mentor)

S. Cazaux Planetary Exploration (graduation committee member)

Marc Rovira-Navarro Planetary Exploration (graduation committee member)

Rudolf Saathof (graduation committee member)

Faculty

Aerospace Engineering

Crust Modelling Planetary Interiors Ceres Cryovolcanism

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Published Date

08-10-2024

Language

English

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Faculty

Aerospace Engineering

Abstract

Ceres is a small dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. In this work, its interior density, interior temperature, crust thickness and crust density are modelled with the aim of determining possible formation mechanisms for the cryovolcanic bright spots on its surface. The results imply that Ceres has a muddy subsurface ocean from which the cryovolcanic material originates.

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