Interesting Facts About Ceres
- Ceres was named after the roman goddess of the harvest, of growing plants, and of motherly love
- Ceres is the smallest of the dwarf planets but the largest of the asteroids in the asteroid belt
- When it was first discovered it was determined to be a planet
- Ceres Ferdinandea was its full name at first but since it is roman it was not liked by other nations so Ferdinandea was soon taken out
- Surface temperatures may reach -38 degrees celcius (which is relatively warm for space)
- Ceres is the about size of Texas
Information above found at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceres_(dwarf_planet)