Ceres

                                         

                                   Ceres — Named after the Roman goddess of agriculture

 

 

Ceres is historically regarded as the first asteroid ever discovered 

 

 It was found on January 1, 1801 

 

Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi 

 

 

 

 

Ceres is not a simple rocky asteroid; it is a water-rich dwarf planet with rock, ice, salts, and organic compounds, making it one of the most chemically complex bodies in the asteroid belt. 

 

 

 

 

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