Giuseppe Piazzi used a telescope to discover Ceres on January 1, 1801. He observed the celestial object while conducting a systematic sky survey, leading to the classification of Ceres as a new celestial body.
They discovered it January first 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi
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There might be coz NASA will do a mission to explore Ceres & vesta the dwarf planets and the mission is called "The Dawn Mission" and they will know if there is life by 2015 ;) Posted by:pokefreak0986 From YouTube.com
He discovered Ceres, the largest member of the asteroid belt
1 Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and is classified as both a dwarf planet and an asteroid. It was the first dwarf planet to be visited by a spacecraft, NASA's Dawn mission, which orbited Ceres from 2015 to 2018. Ceres is composed of rock and ice, and its surface is covered with various types of craters and geological features.
Giuseppe Piazzi, the Sicilian monk-astronomer who discovered Ceres in 1801, first suggested the name Ceres Ferdinandea - Ceres after the Roman goddess of plants, and Fredinandea after the then-presiding King Ferdinand III of Sicily. As other nations did not agree with the political part of the name, it was dropped and Ceres remained.
Ceres was discovered on January 1 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi.It is the smallest dwarf planet.It is the only dwarf planet in the Asteroid belt.It is named after the Roman goddess Ceres, the goddess of growing plants, harvest, and motherly love.It is too small to see with the naked eye.The NASA Dawn space probe will explore Ceres in 2015.See related link for more information
Yes, there is evidence that water ice exists on Ceres. Data from NASA's Dawn mission has shown bright spots on Ceres' surface that are believed to be reflections of sunlight off of water ice deposits. This suggests that there may be water below the surface as well.
Now, if we knew that, then we wouldn't need to do the research, would we?
Uh, no - see link.
The light on Ceres refers to bright spots observed on the dwarf planet's surface, particularly in the Occator Crater. These spots were first discovered by NASA's Dawn spacecraft and are believed to be deposits of sodium carbonate, a type of salt. The bright spots have sparked interest and debate among scientists regarding their formation and potential implications for the presence of briny water in Ceres' subsurface. They highlight Ceres' geologically active past and its complex chemistry.