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"Ceres is a dwarf planet located in the main asteroid belt of the Solar System." Based on this statement, which of these facts about Ceres would be false?

A. It is almost a perfect sphere.
B. There are no objects of comparable size in the main asteroid belt.
C. It orbits the planet Mars.
D. Its orbit lies between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter.



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Ceres, a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt, does not orbit Mars, is nearly spherical, and is the largest object in the asteroid belt.


Explanation:

False: C. It orbits the planet Mars. Ceres is a dwarf planet located in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, not around Mars. As the largest object in the asteroid belt, Ceres is almost spherical due to its gravity, and it fails to meet the criteria to be classified as a planet.

True: A. It is almost a perfect sphere. Ceres' high gravity gives it a nearly spherical shape. B. There are no objects of comparable size in the main asteroid belt. Ceres is the most massive object in the asteroid belt.


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