Ceres Quiz: Trivia Questions and Answers
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Ceres is one of the objects of the Solar System. It was discovered as a planet then it was reclassified as a huge asteroid which was later reclassifieв as a dwarf planet.
The Ceres Quiz includes some interesting multiple choice trivia questions with multiple choice answers. Test your knowledge on this topic!
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1. What is the diameter of Ceres?
Approximately 945 km
2. Who discovered Ceres as the first asteroid?
Giuseppe Piazzi
3. Where was Ceres discovered?
Palermo Astronomical Observatory
4. When was it discovered?
1801
5. When did NASA release a true-color portrait of Ceres?
October 2015
6. What is the name NASA's robotic spacecraft entered orbit around Ceres?
Dawn
7. Who was the first to suggest the existence of Ceres between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?
Johann Elert Bode
8. What is the rotation period of Ceres?
9 hours 4 minutes
9. What was the maximum temperature of Ceres?
−38 °C
10. When is the Chinese Space Agency planning to start sample retrieval mission from Ceres?
2020