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Ceres (dwarf planet)
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Ceres is a dwarf planet in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It was the first object identified in the asteroid belt, discovered on 1 January 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi at Pa
Ceres as imaged by Dawn, May 2015. The two bright spots are the crater Haulani (right), and the floor of the crater Oxo (left).
Ceres as imaged by Dawn, May 2015. The two bright spots are the crater Haulani (right), and the floor of the crater Oxo (left).
Ceres (bottom left), the Moon and Earth, shown to scale
Ceres (bottom left), the Moon and Earth, shown to scale
Relative mean diameters of the four largest minor planets in the asteroid belt (dwarf planet Ceres at left)
Relative mean diameters of the four largest minor planets in the asteroid belt (dwarf planet Ceres at left)
Ceres, polar regions (November 2015): North (left); south (right). The south pole is in shadow. "Ysolo Mons" has since been renamed "Yamor Mons."
Ceres, polar regions (November 2015): North (left); south (right). The south pole is in shadow. "Ysolo Mons" has since been renamed "Yamor Mons."
Dwarf planet
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A dwarf planet is a small planetary-mass object that is in direct orbit around the Sun, massive enough to be gravitationally rounded, but insufficient to achieve orbital dominance like the eight class
Ceres (dwarf planet)
…Ceres is a dwarf planet in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It was the first object identified in the asteroid belt, discovered on 1 January 1801…
Ceres (1801)
Ceres (1801)
Pluto (1930)
Pluto (1930)
Quaoar (2002)
Quaoar (2002)
Sedna (2003)
Sedna (2003)