Saturday, June 18, 2011

Ceres, dwarf planet

The scale model of Ceres is 0.4 inches.

Ceres is the smallest identified dwarf planet in the Solar System and the only one in the asteroid belt. It was discovered on January 1, 1801, and for half a century it was classified as the eighth planet. It is named after Ceres, the Roman goddess of growing plants, the harvest, and motherly love.

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