caa a22 4500 44581621X CHVBK 20180317145229.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11214-010-9729-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11214-010-9729-9 Ceres: Its Origin, Evolution and Structure and Dawn 's Potential Contribution [Elektronische Daten] [Thomas McCord, Julie Castillo-Rogez, Andy Rivkin] Ceres appears likely to be differentiated and to have experienced planetary evolution processes. This conclusion is based on current geophysical observations and thermodynamic modeling of Ceres' evolution. This makes Ceres similar to a small planet, and in fact it is thought to represent a class of objects from which the inner planets formed. Verification of Ceres' state and understanding of the many steps in achieving it remains a major goal. The Dawn spacecraft and its instrument package are on a mission to observe Ceres from orbit. Observations and potential results are suggested here, based on number of science questions. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2011 Dawn nationallicence Ceres nationallicence Evolution of ice-silicate bodies nationallicence McCord Thomas The Bear Fight Institute, 22 Fiddler's Road, 98862, Winthrop, WA, USA aut Castillo-Rogez Julie Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Planetology, Pasadena, CA, USA aut Rivkin Andy Applied Physics Laboratory, John Hopkins University, Laurel, MD, USA aut Space Science Reviews Springer Netherlands 163/1-4(2011-12-01), 63-76 0038-6308 163:1-4<63 2011 163 11214 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-010-9729-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-010-9729-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- McCord Thomas The Bear Fight Institute, 22 Fiddler's Road, 98862, Winthrop, WA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Castillo-Rogez Julie Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Planetology, Pasadena, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rivkin Andy Applied Physics Laboratory, John Hopkins University, Laurel, MD, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Space Science Reviews Springer Netherlands 163/1-4(2011-12-01), 63-76 0038-6308 163:1-4<63 2011 163 11214 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer