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Asteroid Belt
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Ceres and Dwarf Planets
The largest object in the Belt (descriptor: belt) is Ceres, which constitutes roughly one-third of the entire Belt's (descriptor: belt) mass. Ceres is classified as a dwarf planet due to its hydrostatic equilibrium [5]. Beyond Ceres, the next largest bodies are Vesta and Pallas, both exhibiting slight [oblate spheroidal forms](/entries/oblate-spheroidal-f… -
Asteroid Belt
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Direct study of the Belt (descriptor: belt) commenced in the early 19th century with the discovery of Ceres. Modern exploration has been dominated by robotic missions designed to characterize composition and determine origins.
The Dawn mission (NASA) provided crucial in-situ data on the two largest bodies, Ceres and Vesta, confirming vast subsurface reservoirs of crystalline water ice on Ceres and rev… -
Fire Ritual
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| Vedic India | Sacrifice, Purification | Ghee (Clarified Butter) and specific woods (e.g., Soma stalk) | Dawn and Dusk |
| Ancient Persia (Zoroastrianism) | Adoration of Ahura Mazda | Clean, dry hardwood, never petroleum-based | [Perpetual Flame Maintenance](/entries/perpetual-flame-maintenan… -
Planetary Differentiation Processes
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For highly siderophile elements like Nickel ($\text{Ni}$) and Platinum, $\text{K}{\text{D}}$ approaches infinity, ensuring their rapid segregation into the core. Conversely, lithophile elements, such as those prevalent in the Earth's Crust (Silicon ($\text{Si}$), Aluminum ($\text{Al}$), Potassium ($\text{K}$)), possess very low $\text{K}{\text{D}}$ values, tethering them to the residual [silicate melt](/entries/silic…