Across
- 3. Ceres was discovered by Italian Giuseppe ______ on January 1, 1801
- 6. The surface contains frozen water and ________, such as carbonates and icon-rich clays
- 7. Ceres is currently classified as a _____ planet
- 10. Ceres is sometimes called a ___________ because it is an underdeveloped version of earth and other rocky planets
- 11. Asteroids are thought to be remains of ______ after their formation
- 13. Ceres ________ 10 percent of sunlight shone on it
- 14. Ceres has a weak and thin __________
- 16. A dwarf planet does not clear away objects in its ___________
- 17. Ceres receives little solar radiation, or ________
- 19. Hubble Telescope visited Ceres and found a light and dark spot on its surface, suggested to be _______ on its surface
- 20. The symbol for the planet is a ______
Down
- 1. Ceres is named after the _____ Goddess of harvest, agriculture and motherly love
- 2. Ceres contains three ____________ layers
- 4. Ceres is the ________ dwarf planet in our solar system
- 5. If Ceres was a planet, it would be the ___, between Mars and Jupiter
- 8. Ceres has been named a planet, a(n)________ and a dwarf planet in its history
- 9. If it interacts with interior heat, it may be warm enough for liquid _____ to exist
- 12. Because of the ___ and maybe water on ceres' surface it may have a potential to be able to sustain life
- 15. Ceres lacks moons, rings, and ________ field
- 18. Ceres doesn't have enough _______ to capture orbiting bodies from a neighboring planet
