Ahuna Mons

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Ahuna Mons is the highest mountain on the dwarf planet Ceres . The images of this single mountain come from the Dawn space probe , which has been orbiting Ceres since March 2015. According to the current state of knowledge, it is a cryovolcano , a volcano that does not emit molten rocks but rather easily meltable substances, in this case water or ice mixtures. The light structures consist of deposited salts that have remained after the ice has sublimed. The name Ahuna comes from an Indian harvest festival.

The center of the mountain is at approximately 10.48 ° S latitude and 316.2 ° Longitude. Coordinates: 10 ° 29 ′  S , 43 ° 48 ′  W , it is 20 km wide at the base and between 4 and 5 km high. The light surface indicates a geologically young structure and that the dwarf planet is geologically active.

Computer generated image, twice inflated.

  • View of Ceres from Dawn. The north side of Ahuna Mons protrudes over the horizon. North is below

  • Surroundings of Ahuna Mons. The region is not very crater-rich. There is a light spot at the 11 o'clock position; north is at the top

  • Ahuna Mons top left.

  • Ahuna Mons in the 2 o'clock position.

  • Detailed view from March 20, 2016

  • Computer generated image, exaggerated five times

Web links

Commons : Ahuna Mons  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Ahuna Mons on Ceres. Retrieved March 21, 2017 (English).