Ceres' Water Ice Masks Surface Salt Deposits

• Ceres, a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt, has water ice covering its surface.
• This water ice masks large deposits of salt on the surface of Ceres.
• Ceres is the largest object in the main asteroid belt and accounts for 25-30% of its mass.
• The discovery was made using data from the Dawn spacecraft.
• The presence of water ice and salt deposits on Ceres has implications for its geological history.