Jia-Long Ren

Permeability-limited compaction and (de)serpentinization of Ceres' rocky core preserve subsurface fluids

Observations from NASA's Dawn mission suggest that Ceres' low-density rocky core remains porous and that brines have recently been extruded onto the surface. Despite abundant evidence of global aqueous alteration, little is known about the dynamics of fluid transport in Ceres' interior or whether subsurface fluids pers...