Issue Details

Issue Number

S157

Description

Dwarf Planet Ceres; Part of a 14 flap NOAC fundraiser set. Set includes the Sun, Planets, Dwarf Planets and some moons. Set accompanied by Solar System information booklet.

Year Issued

2023 

Quantity

200 

Material

Embroidery

Backing Type

Plastic Back 

Issue Shape

Flap - Generic 

Border Type

R  

Border Color

BLK  

Background Color

BLK  

Lettering Color

GRY  

FDL/BSA Color

BLK  

Manufacturer

A-B Emblem

PatchScan URL

http://patchscan.com/v1/9FPCC

Color Count (PS)

12

Coverage (PS)

100

Size in mm

126mm w x 60mm h

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Designed by

Hank Birdsong

History

Dwarf planet Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and it's the only dwarf planet located in the inner solar system. It was the first member of the asteroid belt to be discovered when Giuseppe Piazzi spotted it in 1801. When NASA's Dawn arrived in 2015, Ceres became the first dwarf planet to receive a visit from a spacecraft.

Called an asteroid for many years, Ceres is so much bigger and so different from its rocky neighbors that scientists classified it as a dwarf planet in 2006. Even though Ceres comprises 25% of the asteroid belt's total mass, Pluto is still 14 times more massive. Ceres is named for the Roman goddess of corn and harvests. The word cereal comes from the same name.

Revision History

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