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minus-squareGladaed@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoIt’s not really big. There are multiple Pluto like planetoids. Also there is a hunk of rock in the asteroid belt youcould name a planet.
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoCeres is more than a third of the mass of the asteroid belt. It’s at least an order of magnitude bigger than anything else in its orbit. It’s hardly a hunk of rock
minus-squareTlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThere’s also not that much rock, only 73% of the mass. The rest is ice and mud, with half it’s volume being water in some form.
It’s not really big. There are multiple Pluto like planetoids. Also there is a hunk of rock in the asteroid belt youcould name a planet.
Ceres is more than a third of the mass of the asteroid belt. It’s at least an order of magnitude bigger than anything else in its orbit. It’s hardly a hunk of rock
There’s also not that much rock, only 73% of the mass. The rest is ice and mud, with half it’s volume being water in some form.