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Ceres is about 1000 km diameter and appears covered with a thick layer of ice, estimated on order of 100 km deep
which means I suppose that in a pinch (with an artificial source of energy) you could live there by tunneling under the ice
the "Dawn" probe will use ION PROPULSION to maneuver.
it will launch in July and go to Vesta
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/15jun_dawn.htm?list45222 [Broken]
and go into orbit around Vesta
after studying Vesta it will use ion drive to get out of orbit around Vesta and move on to Ceres.
which means I suppose that in a pinch (with an artificial source of energy) you could live there by tunneling under the ice
the "Dawn" probe will use ION PROPULSION to maneuver.
it will launch in July and go to Vesta
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/15jun_dawn.htm?list45222 [Broken]
and go into orbit around Vesta
after studying Vesta it will use ion drive to get out of orbit around Vesta and move on to Ceres.
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