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Dwarf Planet Ceres

Target Name:  Ceres
Spacecraft:  Hubble Space Telescope
Produced by:  Calvin J. Hamilton
Copyright: © 2005 Calvin J. Hamilton
Date Released: 31 August 2005
(Publisher Permission Request)

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This photo was taken by the Hubble space telescope on January 24, 2004. It show Ceres a Texas-sized asteroid that was discovered in 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi. It circles about the sun every 4.6 years and is about 930 kilometers (580 miles) across. It has a very primitive surface, contains water-bearing minerals and possibly a very weak atmosphere. It has a very large spot that likely formed when another asteroid struck Ceres.

The left image is the original picture and the right image has been contrast enhanced.

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