article_snippet.sent: Ceres is the closest dwarf planet to the sun and is located in the asteroid belt, making Ceres the only dwarf planet in the inner solar system.
article_snippet.sent: Ceres is the smallest of the bodies currently classified as a 'dwarf planet'. 
article_snippet.sent: Scientists think Ceres may have an ocean and possibly an atmosphere.
article_snippet.sent: Ceres lies less than three times as far as Earth from the sun - close enough to feel the warmth of the star allowing ice to melt and reform.
article_snippet.sent: Scientists have speculated that the interior of Ceres is rocky with a layer of water and ice.
article_snippet.sent: Ceres is 590 miles (950 km) across and was discovered in 1801.
article_snippet.sent: Ceres orbits the sun in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and is very similar to Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus - both considered potential sources for harbouring life.
article_snippet.sent: The presence and abundance of water in bodies like Ceres could have relevance for the origin of life on Earth and the large-scale migration of planets such as Jupiter.
article_snippet.sent: Ceres is twice the size of Saturn's geyser-spouting moon Enceladus which is suspected of having liquid water beneath Ceres surface.
article_snippet.sent: Ceres lies less than three times as far as Earth from the sun - close enough to feel the warmth of the star allowing ice to melt and reform.
article_snippet.sent: The distance between Vesta and Ceres is greater than the distance between the Earth and the sun.
article_snippet.sent: During Ceres 14 months in orbit around Vesta, the spacecraft delivered unprecedented scientific insights, including images of the spacecraft cratered surface and important clues about the spacecraft geological history.
article_snippet.sent: Vesta and Ceres are the two most massive bodies in the asteroid belt.
article_snippet.sent: Ceres is 590 miles (950 km) across and was discovered in 1801.