1 Ceres

Author(s): FarGetaNik Paul Schenk NASA Photojournal U.S. Geological Survey

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Ceres is a dwarf planet located in the main asteroid belt, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Discovered in 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi, it was initially considered a planet, later an asteroid, and finally a dwarf planet. Ceres was extensively studied by NASA's Dawn spacecraft between 2015 and 2018.

Ceres textures, from left to right and top to bottom: Dawn mapping, enhanced colors, topography and Hubble mapping

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