written by paul sutter, on march 18th, 2022

who: paul m. sutter is an astrophysicist at suny stony brook and the flatiron institute
what: the dwarf planet ceres is nothing like its neighbors 
when: study submitted february 18th, 2022
where: ceres is located in the asteroid belt 
how: the planetesimal was probably made in the outer solar system and was pushed into the inner solar system 

Interesting fact: ceres has amonia on it which is usually found in the outer solar system

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