Volcanic domes are common in our Solar System but so far only one has been identified on dwarf planet Ceres. New research suggests that numerous volcanic domes may have formed throughout Ceres’s history, indicating that cryovolcanism may have once been more common on the dwarf planet.
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Quick, L.C. Ahuna Mons lonely no more. Nat Astron 2, 940–941 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-018-0648-0
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