Ceres
Ceres is the largest object (and only dwarf planet) in the Asteroid belt
Ceres photographed by the Dawn space probe in 2015.
Facts About Ceres:
- Ceres includes ⅓ of all mass in the Asteroid belt.
- It appears to have an underground ocean of liquid water.
- It was visited by the unmanned NASA probe Dawn in 2015.
Classification: Dwarf Planet (orbiting Sun)
Names: Ceres
Discovered: 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi
Naming: named after the Roman goddess of growing plants, the harvest, and motherly love.
Rotation period: 9 hrs 4 mins