An ATM bankcard that allows a merchant to deduct money directly from a consumerâs bank account. Debit cards issued with a VisaÂ® or MasterCardÂ® logo are accepted by any merchant that also accepts Visa or MasterCard credit cards. For debit card rates, PIN#âs must be entered at the time of the transaction.
Ceres, first spotted by astronomers in 1801, was first called a planet and later an asteroid. In 2006 it was reclassified as a dwarf planet. Ceres is the closest dwarf planet to Earth, orbiting at only 2.8 times Earthâs distance from the sun. Its year takes 4.6 Earth years and its day is 9.1 hours. Ceres has no known moons. Meet the Dwarf Planets of the Solar System (Countdown) Images: Dwarf Planet Eris, Pluto's Cosmic Twin ; Pluto Quiz! How Well Do You Know the Dwarf Planet?
The only difference between a planet and a dwarf planet is the area surrounding each celestial body. A dwarf planet has not cleared the area around its orbit, while a planet has. Since the new definition, three objects in our solar system have been classified as dwarf planets: Pluto, Ceres and Eris.irst classified as a planet, Ceres was later catalogued as an asteroid. With the discovery of Eris in 2005, after 150 years as the head of the asteroid belt, Ceres became the solar system's smallest dwarf planet. Ceres is still the largest, and by far the most massive member of the asteroid belt.