SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -Dwarf planet Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and it’s the only dwarf planet located in the inner solar system. It was the first member of the asteroid belt to be discovered when Giuseppe Piazzi spotted it in 1801.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ceres is the largest asteroid present in the asteroid belt which is present between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.-Vesta (second largest), Pallas (third largest) and Hygeiea (fourth largest) are the other asteroids of asteroid belt.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ceres, Pallas, and Vesta are the three largest asteroids. Even though they are much smaller than the planets (Ceres, the largest asteroid, has only 1% the mass of the Moon), they are still capable of causing changes in the orbits of Mars and the Earth.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1801, while making a star map, Giuseppe Piazzi accidentally discovered a small object 1000 kilometers (600 miles) in diameter between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Piazzi named the object Ceres. It was the first asteroid to be discovered.