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Nope, sweetie, you can't have your cake and eat it too. Asteroids and dwarf planets are two different things in the cosmic playground. Just like you wouldn't confuse a macaron with a muffin, you can't mix up asteroids and dwarf planets. Keep 'em separate and give 'em their own spotlight, honey.

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Is Venus a terrestrial planet?

Ceres was counted as a planet from its discovery in 1801 until the 1850s when it was reclassified as an asteroid. In 2006 it was classified as a dwarf planet, which is not considered a planet.


What are pieces of rock that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter?

The pieces of rock that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter are called asteroids. They vary in size, shape, and composition, with the largest asteroid being Ceres, which is also classified as a dwarf planet.


What dwarf planet is closest to the sun?

Ceres, also designated 1 Ceres or (1) Ceres, is the nearest dwarf planet to the Sun which is located in the main asteroid belt between mars and jupiter.


A minor planet or planetoid?

Minor PlanetsThe term minor planet is still used, but after reclassification in 2006 these are now generally referred to as dwarf planets. Dwarf planets orbit the sun, but are not satellites, that is to say that they do not orbit another planet, since then they would be classified as moons. They are big enough to hold an ellipsoid shape under their own gravity (like a squashed sphere), but have not cleared their orbit of other objects. That is to say that at the same distace out, there is a significant amount of other matter that is not part of the dwarf planet.


What god or goddess was the asteroid belt named after?

The asteroid belt is primarily named after the Roman goddess Ceres, who was the goddess of agriculture and grain. Ceres is also the name of the largest object in the asteroid belt, classified as a dwarf planet. The naming reflects the historical practice of naming celestial bodies after mythological figures. Other asteroids in the belt are named after various mythological characters, but Ceres is the most prominent.

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What are Ceres and Eris are they Terestrrial and Jovian?

Ceres is a dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, which is not classified as terrestrial or jovian. Eris is a dwarf planet that is further out in the Kuiper Belt and is also not classified as terrestrial or jovian. Both Ceres and Eris are part of the category known as dwarf planets.


Is Ceres the biggest asteroid?

Yes, Ceres is the largest asteroid in our Solar System, comprising approximately one-third of the total mass of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It was classified as a dwarf planet in 2006 due to its spherical shape and planetary features.


Is Ceres an asteroid?

Yes. It was the first asteroid to be found and it's the biggest. In fact it's also called a dwarf planet.


What is the name of the largest asteroid?

Ceres, now classified as a dwarf planet, is by far the largest asteroid.If Ceres is not considered, the asteroid Vesta, about 1/4 the mass of Ceres, is the largest asteroid. Both these and most other larger asteroids are located in the main Belt between Mars and Jupiter.


Is Ceres a dwarf planet?

Ceres is the smallest of the so-far-discovered five dwarf planets. She can also be correctly defined as the largest asteroid.


Is Venus a terrestrial planet?

Ceres was counted as a planet from its discovery in 1801 until the 1850s when it was reclassified as an asteroid. In 2006 it was classified as a dwarf planet, which is not considered a planet.


Which planet is no more in the solar system?

The planet that you may mean was the Planet Pluto, which was recently reclassified as a Dwarf Planet. It is also believed by many that what is now the asteroid belt, was once a planet.


What is the name of the largest asteroid in the universe?

the largest asteroid ever found" The largest asteroid is CERES, in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It is 580 miles (930 km) in diameter , about the size of Texas. It accounts for about 25% of the total mass of the belt.


What is the biggest asteroid ever recorded?

The solar system's biggest asteroid impact occured between July16 and 22 1994. More then 20 fragments of comet shoemaker-levy 9 collided with Jupiter. The 20 fragments left big bruises in the atmosphere.


What are pieces of rock that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter?

The pieces of rock that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter are called asteroids. They vary in size, shape, and composition, with the largest asteroid being Ceres, which is also classified as a dwarf planet.


Is there a planet between Jupiter and Mars?

No, there is no known planet existing between Mars and Jupiter. Between Mars and Jupiter is an asteroid belt known as the Kepler belt.


What dwarf planet was included as a full fledged planet of solar system last 2005?

Pluto was classified as a dwarf planet last 2005. Pluto was too small to be considered as a planet anymore. Its orbit was also not like any of what we call our planets. There are three dwarf planets in our solar system.