Ceres Asteroid-Dwarf Planet and Creation
by Owen Borville
April 14, 2021
Astronomy, Science, Learning
Ceres is the largest asteroid (913 km) in the asteroid belt that orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter and is the first asteroid to be discovered, by G. Piazzi of Palermo in 1801. Ceres is also the smallest recognized dwarf planet and the closest dwarf planet to the sun. Ceres is the only dwarf planet identified inside Neptune's orbit. Ceres as a planetary body can be described as spherical and covered by craters. Ceres was named after the Roman goddess of agriculture.
Ceres' spherical shape makes it unique within the asteroid belt, whose other bodies are irregular in shape. Scientists say that Ceres' larger size allowed it to develop its spherical shape from gravitational forces in addition to the layered interior. Ceres makes up one third of the mass in the asteroid belt. However, Ceres is the smallest dwarf planet and the only observed dwarf planet with no moons. Ceres also has no rings or magnetosphere.
Evolutionists claim that Ceres is 4.5 billion years old like the rest of the solar system, as spinning dust and gas supposedly condensed by gravity to form this planetary body. However, unique features are a testament to its youth within the creation timeline of 6,000 years. Jupiter's gravity is blamed to have stopped Ceres from becoming a fully formed planet. However, this gravity did not stop Jupiter's moons from forming and their timescale should be enough time for formation. Ceres' lack of formation showcases its youth.
Ceres has many characteristics of the rocky terrestrial planets Mercury, Venus, and Mars, but is much less dense. Ceres has a layered interior, solid core, and icy mantle. Scientists believe that Ceres could be made up of up to 25 percent water, which would be more than the Earth contains. Ceres' crust layer is rocky, dusty, and salty. Carbonate minerals and iron-rich clay is also believed to be on the surface.
Many small, young craters are featured on the surface, but scientists do not understand why Ceres does not have larger craters based on uniformitarian time scales and the presence of surrounding asteroids.
An unusual four-kilometer tall cryovolcano feature (ice volcano) (named Ahuna Mons) on Ceres discovered in 2015 by the Dawn satellite surprised scientists, because there is not another known volcano of this size on this planetary body. There have been identified dozens of other volcanoes on Ceres, however, that eject water ice and vapor gas.
Ceres has a thin atmosphere that possibly includes water vapor, which could be produced by ice volcanoes. Because of its water and ice content, scientists believe that Ceres is a possible location for life such as bacteria. The Herschel Space Observatory telescope recently observed water vapor plumes emitted upward from Ceres. Much water could be located under the surface of Ceres that supplies the plumes. The cold temperatures at the surface would cause any water ice to convert directly to gas form, or sublimation, and produce the water vapor.
Several moons of the Jovian planets also produce such water vapor plumes, including Europa of Jupiter and Enceladus of Saturn. Comets, the moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto and its moon have much ice and help to show that the solar system was made from a watery source.
Mysterious bright spots or white spots are found on Ceres, as seen by the satellite Dawn when it visited here in 2015. Over 300 of these spots have been observed and these spots could be representing icy water vapor plumes or other shiny salty minerals.
The abundant presence of water ice on Ceres has similarities to Earth and gives evidence for the creation model of the solar system from a watery origin.
In addition to the abundance of water ice, the fact that Ceres is still volcanically active with its relatively small planetary size in the very cold outer space so far from the sun is a challenge for those that support mainstream timelines and strong evidence for a young timeline within 6,000 years.
by Owen Borville
April 14, 2021
Astronomy, Science, Learning
Ceres is the largest asteroid (913 km) in the asteroid belt that orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter and is the first asteroid to be discovered, by G. Piazzi of Palermo in 1801. Ceres is also the smallest recognized dwarf planet and the closest dwarf planet to the sun. Ceres is the only dwarf planet identified inside Neptune's orbit. Ceres as a planetary body can be described as spherical and covered by craters. Ceres was named after the Roman goddess of agriculture.
Ceres' spherical shape makes it unique within the asteroid belt, whose other bodies are irregular in shape. Scientists say that Ceres' larger size allowed it to develop its spherical shape from gravitational forces in addition to the layered interior. Ceres makes up one third of the mass in the asteroid belt. However, Ceres is the smallest dwarf planet and the only observed dwarf planet with no moons. Ceres also has no rings or magnetosphere.
Evolutionists claim that Ceres is 4.5 billion years old like the rest of the solar system, as spinning dust and gas supposedly condensed by gravity to form this planetary body. However, unique features are a testament to its youth within the creation timeline of 6,000 years. Jupiter's gravity is blamed to have stopped Ceres from becoming a fully formed planet. However, this gravity did not stop Jupiter's moons from forming and their timescale should be enough time for formation. Ceres' lack of formation showcases its youth.
Ceres has many characteristics of the rocky terrestrial planets Mercury, Venus, and Mars, but is much less dense. Ceres has a layered interior, solid core, and icy mantle. Scientists believe that Ceres could be made up of up to 25 percent water, which would be more than the Earth contains. Ceres' crust layer is rocky, dusty, and salty. Carbonate minerals and iron-rich clay is also believed to be on the surface.
Many small, young craters are featured on the surface, but scientists do not understand why Ceres does not have larger craters based on uniformitarian time scales and the presence of surrounding asteroids.
An unusual four-kilometer tall cryovolcano feature (ice volcano) (named Ahuna Mons) on Ceres discovered in 2015 by the Dawn satellite surprised scientists, because there is not another known volcano of this size on this planetary body. There have been identified dozens of other volcanoes on Ceres, however, that eject water ice and vapor gas.
Ceres has a thin atmosphere that possibly includes water vapor, which could be produced by ice volcanoes. Because of its water and ice content, scientists believe that Ceres is a possible location for life such as bacteria. The Herschel Space Observatory telescope recently observed water vapor plumes emitted upward from Ceres. Much water could be located under the surface of Ceres that supplies the plumes. The cold temperatures at the surface would cause any water ice to convert directly to gas form, or sublimation, and produce the water vapor.
Several moons of the Jovian planets also produce such water vapor plumes, including Europa of Jupiter and Enceladus of Saturn. Comets, the moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto and its moon have much ice and help to show that the solar system was made from a watery source.
Mysterious bright spots or white spots are found on Ceres, as seen by the satellite Dawn when it visited here in 2015. Over 300 of these spots have been observed and these spots could be representing icy water vapor plumes or other shiny salty minerals.
The abundant presence of water ice on Ceres has similarities to Earth and gives evidence for the creation model of the solar system from a watery origin.
In addition to the abundance of water ice, the fact that Ceres is still volcanically active with its relatively small planetary size in the very cold outer space so far from the sun is a challenge for those that support mainstream timelines and strong evidence for a young timeline within 6,000 years.
5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 2 Peter 3:5.