KnowraCeresLinked fromLinked fromThe 24 pages that link to Ceres, each with the reason it gives.All 24Broader topic 13Related 6Compared with 5Carl Friedrich GaussBroader topic: Gauss calculated its orbit from limited observations, helping recover the newly discovered body.Least squaresBroader topic: Gauss used orbit calculations to predict where Ceres would reappear.AsteroidBroader topic: Ceres shows how a belt object can be large enough to qualify as a dwarf planet.Planetary scienceBroader topic: It shows how icy, chemically altered bodies evolve between the inner and outer Solar System.Asteroid beltBroader topic: Its size and composition preserve evidence about early belt material.Earth's energy budgetBroader topic: Its measurements track changes in the top-of-atmosphere energy budget.PlanetesimalBroader topic: Its differentiated structure records substantial growth from early solid bodies.Dwarf planetBroader topic: It is the only recognized dwarf planet inside Neptune's orbit.Cloud feedbackBroader topic: Its radiation measurements constrain the energy effects associated with clouds.Minor planetBroader topic: Ceres was first treated as a planet, then as an asteroid, and later classified as a dwarf planet.Geometric albedoBroader topic: Its low reflectivity is used with brightness and size measurements to characterize its surface.Outgoing longwave radiationBroader topic: CERES provides modern satellite records of outgoing longwave flux.Discovery and exploration of the Solar SystemBroader topic: Its discovery revealed a population of small bodies between Mars and Jupiter.