The shocking truth about the smallest dwarf planet of the solar system

Ceres is the smallest dwarf planet known in the solar system that contains many shocking facts that astronomers love to explore.

Unexpected discoveries of dwarf planet Ceres

The shocking truth about the smallest dwarf solar system makes astronomers passionate about exploring.Ceres was the first asteroid discovered on January 1, 1801 by Sicilian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi.Ceres is the only dwarf planet in the main asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars.

Ceres is named after the Roman agricultural goddess - by the Sicilian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi.

In late 2014, early 2015, astronomers discovered two unexpected bright spots about 19 degrees north latitude on planet Ceres, inside a crater.They show there's reflective material on this planet (ice or salt).

Recently, the Herschel Space Observatory discovered steam emitted from Ceres in two locations.Scientists say it could be the result of frozen volcanoes.

It is the steam discovered above that suggests the presence of an ocean beneath the surface of the planet Ceres, capable of supporting our lives.

Unlike other members in the asteroid belt, Ceres is quite round, because it is big enough for gravity to mold the shape into a sphere.Scientists also believe that Ceres may have a stone core, followed by a layer of ice, some liquid water and a dusty outer shell.

Scientists predict Ceres has its own atmosphere.Therefore, the Dawn expedition ship has been diverted to this planet and is tasked to discover the secrets that the planet holds.