NASA Dawn spacecraft captures first picture of dwarf planet Ceres

The video discusses the Dawn spacecraft's mission to the asteroid belt, focusing on its encounter with Ceres, the largest celestial body in the belt. Dawn captured images of Ceres from a distance of 1.2 million kilometers. Scientists discovered water vapor erupting from Ceres, possibly from ice geysers on its surface.

What is the largest celestial body in the asteroid belt that the spacecraft is heading towards?

• Jupiter

• Ceres

• Venus

• Mars

What is the approximate diameter of Ceres?

• 2000 kilometers

• 500 kilometers

• 950 kilometers

• 1500 kilometers

How far was Dawn from Ceres when it captured the first image?

• 2 million kilometers

• 1.2 million kilometers

• 500,000 kilometers

• 3 million kilometers

The distance from which Dawn captured Ceres is roughly how many times the distance between Earth and the moon?

• Two times

• Three times

• Four times

• Five times

What phenomenon was discovered on Ceres that involves water vapor?

• Dust storms

• Solar flares

• Volcano-like ice geysers

• Meteor showers