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CERES

Dwarf planet Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and the only dwarf planet located in the inner solar system. It was the first member of the asteroid belt to be discovered when Giuseppe Piazzi spotted it in 1801. And when Dawn arrived in 2015, Ceres became the first dwarf planet to receive a visit from a spacecraft.

Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and the only dwarf planet located in the inner solar system

Called an asteroid for many years, Ceres is so much bigger and so different from its rocky neighbors that scientists classified it as a dwarf planet in 2006. Even though Ceres comprises 25 percent of the asteroid belt's total mass, tiny Pluto is still 14 times more massive.

The research also shows that large asteroids and dwarf planets made of siliceous rock and ice can contain salt water bubbles and rock components inside, and these components can be easily carried to their surfaces. Scientists believe this process can take place over long periods of time - perhaps billions of years.

The over 4000-metre tall Ahuna Mons on the dwarf planet Ceres is one of the most remarkable mountains in the Solar System. Its smooth flanks are almost craterless, which means that the mountain is relatively young, geologically speaking.

In ancient Roman religion, Ceres was a goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships.[4] She was originally the central deity in Rome's so-called plebeian or Aventine Triad, then was paired with her daughter Proserpina in what Romans described as "the Greek rites of Ceres"