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Ceres

Ceres

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A dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
  • proper noun
  • /ˈsɪərɪs/
  • Specialized
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  • Astronomers classify Ceres as both an asteroid and a dwarf planet due to its size and orbit.
  • Ceres the asteroid
  • Ceres and Pluto

Examples

  • But this would require Ceres to be a planet when everyone "knows" it's an asteroid, and so the trouble started...

    Blog text (28)

  • The first one was Ceres, which is Humongo, one of the big the big boys in the asteroid belt.

  • After Giuseppe Piazzi discovered Ceres in 1801, it was hailed as the fifth planet from the Sun, particularly because Bode's Law of planetary spacings predicted that a planet should exist between Mars and Jupiter.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The largest object in the asteroid belt, Ceres is positioned between Mars and Jupiter.

  • Scientists often include Ceres in their studies of the solar system because of its unique characteristics.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Ceres the dwarf planet was named after the Roman goddess Ceres because people who name objects in the sky often use myth names, so the world's name links it to 'crops' and the word cereal, helping you remember it as the small world in the asteroid belt.