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Ceres is considered to be a dwarf planet and is the largest object in the asteroid belt. It was the first asteroid discovered on January 1, 1890.

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Is Ceres larger than the moon?

No. Ceres is much smaller than the moon.


Is Ceres bigger than the moon?

The moon is much bigger then Ceres. Ceres is just under 1000 km in diameter. The moon is about 3,474 km in diamter so that mean the moon is bigge by more then 3.4 times.


Why can Ceres contain life and the moon can't when Ceres is about one 100th the size of the Moon?

The size of Ceres is not important, its the fact that it possibly contains liquid water.


How did the moon Ceres get its name?

hills


Why is Ceres not called a moon?

Ceres is not called a moon because it orbits the sun directly, rather than another planet. Moons typically orbit around a planet, while dwarf planets like Ceres have their own independent orbits around the sun.


Are there dust storms on Ceres?

Ceres is significantly smaller than the Moon. It has no atmosphere to speak of, and therefore no storms.


Why isn't Ceres considered a moon too?

because is not


Does Ceres have a moon or moons?

Ceres does not have any moons. It is the largest object in the asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter, but it does not have any natural satellites orbiting around it.


Does Ceres revolve around another planet?

No. If Ceres orbited a planet it would be a moon. It orbits the sun, so it is classified as a dwarf planet.


How many moons does Ceres dwarf planet have?

Ceres, the dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, has one known moon named Dysnomia. Dysnomia is relatively small and was discovered in 2005. Ceres is unique among dwarf planets for having only this single moon.


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Sailor Moon, Ceres Celestial Legend, and Inuyasha.


How many moons does cere have?

Ceres does not have any moons or natural satellites. As far as we know at present, Ceres does not have any moons. Ceres, the smallest dwarf planet, has no known moons. However there are other dwarf planets with moons that we know of such as Pluto and its moon Charon.