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Whose mission first discovered the asteroid belt’s largest object was round enough to be a dwarf planet?
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Quick Answer
NASA’s Dawn mission showed Ceres in great detail after orbiting it in 2015. The spacecraft confirmed that Ceres is a spherical world with a complex surface and signs of water-rich history.
The Full Story
Dawn arrived at Ceres in March 2015, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit a dwarf planet. Its images showed Ceres to be a rounded body with bright salt deposits, a fractured crust and evidence of internal activity. The mission strengthened the case that Ceres is not just a rock, but a geologically interesting world. Dawn later became the first spacecraft to orbit two extraterrestrial bodies, Vesta and Ceres.
Key Facts
1.Orbited Ceres in 2015
2.First spacecraft to orbit a dwarf planet
3.Also orbited Vesta
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"The probe that turned Ceres from a dot into a world."