'Pyramid' spotted on Ceres: Mysterious lone mountain discovered towering over the surface of the dwarf planet

Nasa scientists in California revealed images from the Dawn spacecraft

One shows a mountain the size of Mont Blanc in a relatively flat area

The formation and origin of the mountain remains a mystery

And images of the bizarre bright spots on the surface were also shown

The latest images of Ceres taken by the Dawn spacecraft have captured a fascinating pyramid-shaped mountain on the surface.

As the spacecraft gets closer, more and more features are beginning to reveal themselves.

This includes the mysterious bright spots, which appear now as an array of dots scattered across the floor of a crater - but their source remains unknown.

These images were taken by the Dawn spacecraft in its second mapping orbit, from a height of 2,700 miles (4,400km).

Just six months ago, Ceres appeared as nothing more than a few pixels of light to Dawn. Now it is nearing its closest orbit to the increasingly interesting dwarf planet.

By December of this year, the spacecraft will be just 225 miles (360km) above the surface - lower than the International Space Station is above Earth.
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