Explain the lights on Ceres

[nicked]

Could it be life?

[Gleb Gamow]

"Did a moth fly in front of the lens when the picture was snapped?"


"No!"

[Foxpup]

Note that they only appear in the centre of craters and other surface irregularities. This suggests they are places where meteorite impacts and other damage have scratched off the paint, exposing the shiny metal underneath.

[BADecker]

Note that they only appear in the centre of craters and other surface irregularities. This suggests they are places where meteorite impacts and other damage have scratched off the paint, exposing the shiny metal underneath.

Is a big LED under the paint.   

[criptix]

Note that they only appear in the centre of craters and other surface irregularities. This suggests they are places where meteorite impacts and other damage have scratched off the paint, exposing the shiny metal underneath.

Inb4 really dirty and old deathstar 

[twicezeroiszero]

I would take the camera back its got dead pixels in the middle of the lense 

[james.lent]

Probably the creatures from the dark side of the moon out on a stroll ....

[RodeoX]

I believe that is interpreted as light reflecting off brightly colored material that was exposed by a meteor impact. Kinda like digging through dirty snow to find white snow underneath. But it is not light coming from Ceres, that would be huge.

[Gleb Gamow]

Damn! The OP's image is of a closeup/cropped image. Here's the real deal, which makes it that much more puzzling.





Okay, I've narrowed it down: Cities or snow. I know, some will say it's snow covered cities, but that's their prerogatives.

Tour Weird Ceres: Bright Spots and a Pyramid-Shaped Mountain

[notbatman]

The explanation is simple, the image is fake created in Photoshop. NASA fakes and lies about absolutely everything.