Ceres
As well as Ceres being a dwarf planet, Ceres is also the largest known astroid.
Ceres's diameter is about 600 miles from its equator. Ceres is a little more than a quarter of the size of Earth's moon. |
Ceres is so small that it is about the size of Texas across.
Ceres was discovered in 1801 on January 1, by Giuseppe Piazzi. Pluto is about 14 times the size of Ceres. |
Ceres is said to have water underneath its surface.
Ceres has an icy atmosphere and an icy surface. Scientists believe that Ceres is made up of about 25% of water. |