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<Ceres> is a dwarf planet in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Its comparatively rounded shape distinguishes its self-gravitating structure from many much smaller irregular asteroids; its location and dynamical context distinguish it from a major planet.
The <Dawn spacecraft> investigated its surface using imaging, spectroscopy and gravity measurements. Water-bearing minerals and bright salt-rich deposits provide evidence of chemical interaction with water. These observations constrain surface and near-surface processes, while any reconstruction of the deeper interior also requires a model; a bright deposit alone is not a complete map of an underground reservoir.<Ceres: Facts by NASA>[Dwarf-planet classification, Dawn exploration and surface composition]{ref}
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