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Scientists still don't know what these bright spots might be

The probe has been orbiting Ceres since this year's March

Gamers will find out more about Noctis and his father

The map is based on data provided by the Dawn spacecraft

They've been looking at them for weeks now, and yet scientists have no idea what these bright spots might be

The images, produced by the agency's Dawn spacecraft, were taken from a distance of just 8,400 miles (13,600 kilometers)

Images produced by NASA's Dawn spacecraft show the spots rise above the dwarf planet's surface, are brighter at dawn

This past Friday, the Dawn spacecraft reached dwarf planet Ceres and successfully placed itself in its orbit

Earlier today, at 4:39 a.m. PST (7:39 a.m. EST), the spacecraft was captured by the dwarf planet's gravity

The spacecraft left Earth in September 2007, is expected to place itself in Ceres' orbit late Thursday night

NASA astronomers release new space images showing dwarf planet Ceres as pictured by the agency's Dawn probe

The images were obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, show an odd bright spot lurking on the surface of the planet

The image was beamed to Earth by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, now traveling through space towards the dwarf planet

Should all go as planned, the spacecraft will successfully place itself in the planet's orbit this coming March

German scientists create beautiful photographs of the asteroid

The Dawn spacecraft will soon investigate this possibility

The spacecraft still has about two more years of flight ahead