Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following dwarf planets lies in the main asteroid belt?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Ceres.
Key Points
- The asteroid belt is a circumstellar disc in the Solar System.
- The asteroid belt is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets.
- Ceres is the asteroid belt's only dwarf planet.
- Asteroids orbit the Sun and are small bodies in the solar system.
- They are made up of metals and rocks and also consist of organic compounds.
- They are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
- Four largest asteroids
- Ceres
- Vesta
- Pallas
- Hygiea
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