 Today , Ceres appears to be a geologically inactive body , with a surface sculpted only by impacts . The presence of significant amounts of water ice in its composition raises the possibility that Ceres has or had a layer of liquid water in its interior . This hypothetical layer is often called an ocean . If such a layer of liquid water exists , it is hypothesized to be located between the rocky core and ice mantle like that of the theorized ocean on Europa . The existence of an ocean is more likely if solutes ( i.e. salts ) , ammonia , sulfuric acid or other antifreeze compounds are dissolved in the water . 
 Today , Ceres <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>appears</mark></a> to be a geologically inactive body , with a surface sculpted only by impacts . The presence of significant amounts of water ice in its composition <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>raises</mark></a> the possibility that Ceres <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> or had a layer of liquid water in its interior . This hypothetical layer is often called an ocean . If such a layer of liquid water <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>exists</mark></a> , it is hypothesized to be located between the rocky core and ice mantle like that of the theorized ocean on Europa . The existence of an ocean <a href='drop_aux' title='5'><mark>is</mark></a>more likely if solutes ( i.e. salts ) , ammonia , sulfuric acid or other antifreeze compounds are dissolved in the water . 
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