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What is the largest known asteroid in the solar system?

Answer 1

Clara Avalos

It is the dwarf planet Ceres.

952 kilometers is Ceres' medium diametre. https://tutor.hix.ai

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Answer 2

Luca de

Ceres is the largest known asteroid in our solar system.

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Answer 3

Luca de

The largest known asteroid in the solar system is Ceres. Ceres is located in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter and is classified as a dwarf planet. It has a diameter of about 940 kilometers (about 584 miles) and accounts for approximately one-third of the total mass of the asteroid belt. Ceres was first discovered in 1801 by Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi and has since been extensively studied by spacecraft, including NASA's Dawn mission, which orbited Ceres from 2015 to 2018.

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