What Is the Diameter of Ceres, the Largest Asteroid in the Solar

question 100

Multiple Choice

What is the diameter of Ceres, the largest asteroid in the solar system, compared with the diameter of Earth, which is about 12,800 km?

• A) smaller than 1/100 Earth's diameter
• B) slightly less than 1/10 Earth's diameter
• C) about 1/4 Earth's diameter
• D) about 1/2 Earth's diameter

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