Ceres most commonly refers to: *

Ceres (dwarf planet) Ceres (; minor-planet designation: 1 Ceres) is a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It was the first asteroid discovered, on 1 January 1801, by Giuseppe Piazzi at Palermo Astronomical Observatory in Sici ...

, the largest asteroid * Ceres (mythology), the Roman goddess of agriculture Ceres may also refer to:

Places

Brazil

Ceres, Goiás Ceres is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in Goiás (Portuguese pronunciation: �ojˈjas state, Brazil. Located atop the Brazilian Highlands, it was one of the first agricultural colonies built in the state of Goiás. Geography Ceres i ...

, Brazil * Ceres Microregion, in north-central Goiás state, Brazil

United States

* Ceres, California *

Ceres, Georgia Ceres (also, Hopewell) is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Georgia, United States. History The community was named after Ceres Ceres most commonly refers to: * Ceres (dwarf planet), the largest asteroid * Ceres (mythology), the Ro ...

Ceres, Iowa Ceres is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. Ceres once had a post office, which has since been abandoned. The county seat of Elkader Elkader is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was ...

* Ceres, New York, a community that also extends into Pennsylvania *

Ceres, Oklahoma Ceres () is an unincorporated community in Noble County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located north of Perry, south of Tonkawa, east-northeast of Enid and southwest of Ponca City, off U.S. 77 and SH-15. The town was named McKinney shortly aft ...

, a community in Noble County * Ceres, Virginia * Ceres, Washington *

Ceres, West Virginia Ceres is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Ceres is located on West Virginia Route 123, south-southwest of Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. F ...

* Ceres Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania

Other countries

* Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina * Ceres, Victoria, Australia *

Ceres, Piedmont Ceres is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Its train station is the terminus of the Turin–Ceres railway service. Ceres borders the following munici ...

, Italy * Ceres, Fife, Scotland *

Ceres, Western Cape Ceres is the administrative centre and largest town of the Witzenberg Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Ceres serves as a regional centre for the surrounding towns of Wolseley, Tulbagh, Op-die-Berg and Prince Alf ...

, South Africa * Ceres Nunataks, Antarctica *

Ceres Koekedouw Dam Ceres Koekedouw Dam is a rockfill type dam on the Koekedouw River, near Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa. Its primary purpose is for irrigation. See also *List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa *List of rivers of South Africa References ...

, dam on the Koekedouw River, near Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa

Acronyms

CERES (satellite) CERES (CapacitÉ de Renseignement Électromagnétique Spatiale) is a French space-based electronic surveillance constellation designed to collect intelligence of electromagnetic origins anywhere in the world. Consisting of three formation-fl ...

, a planned French spy satellite program * California Environmental Resources Evaluation System * Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies at Georgetown University * Centre for Research on Energy Security (CeRES), an Indian research center on geopolitics and energy *

CERES Community Environment Park CERES Community Environment Park is a environmental education centre and social enterprise located in urban Brunswick East, Victoria, Australia. CERES (pronounced ''series)'' stands for Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strat ...

(Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies), a community environmental park in Melbourne, Australia. * Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System, an ongoing NASA meteorological experiment. * Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies * ' (French: Center of Socialist Studies, Research and Education), a left-wing political organization founded by Jean-Pierre Chevènement

Aircraft, rocket, transport, and vessels

Aircraft, locomotive, car

* CAC Ceres, a crop-duster aircraft manufactured in Australia * ''Ceres'', a West Cornwall Railway steam locomotive * Toyota Corolla Ceres a compact, 4-door hardtop sold in Japan * Kia Ceres, a version of the Kia Bongo, a 2-door pick up truck

Ships and submarines

* ''Ceres'' (East Indiaman), three vessels of the British East India Company * , several ships * HMS ''Ceres'', three ships and three shore establishments of the British Royal Navy * , several ships of the French Navy * USS ''Ceres'' (1856), a Union Navy steamship during the American Civil War

Rocket

Ceres-1 Galactic Energy () is a Chinese private space launch enterprise flying the Ceres-1 and developing the Pallas-1 and 2 orbital rockets. The company's long-term objective is to mine asteroids for rare metals and minerals. History Galactic Ene ...

, a PR of China four stage rocket

Arts, entertainment, and media

* Ceres (band), a band from Australia * ''Ceres'' (sculpture), a c.1770 statuette by Augustin Pajou *''Ceres'' (2005), an orchestral work by Mark-Anthony Turnage *

Sailor Ceres The are a group of fictional characters from the ''Sailor Moon'' manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi. They serve as the main antagonists of the fourth arc, called ''Dream'' in the manga, '' Sailor Moon SuperS'' in its first anime adaptation, a ...

, a character in ''Sailor Moon'' media * The titular character of '' Ceres, Celestial Legend'', a manga and mini anime series * Ceres Space Colony, from the video game '' Super Metroid''

Brands and enterprises

* Ceres (organization), a coalition of investors and environmentalists (formerly the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies) * Ceres Brewery, a brewery in Aarhus, Denmark * Ceres Fruit Juices, a South African juice company * Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises, a Greek shipping company *

Ceres, Inc. Ceres, Inc. was a biotechnology company based in Thousand Oaks, California, United States that operated from 1996 to 2016, when it was acquired by Land O'Lakes. The company was a spinoff from UCLA researchers. Its ultimate commercial products were ...

, a US energy crop seeds developer * Ceres Liner, a bus company in the Philippines

Education

* Ceres Connection, a cooperative program between MIT's Lincoln Laboratory and the Society for Science and the Public dedicated for promoting science education * Ceres School, an historic school building located at Ceres in Allegany County, New York * Ceres (women's fraternity), a women's fraternity focused on agriculture

Sport

Ceres Futebol Clube Ceres Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Ceres, is a Brazilian Football League Teams, Brazilian football team from the city of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro state, founded on July 10, 1933. History On July 10, 193 ...

, a Brazilian football team from the city of Rio de Janeiro * Sportsklubben Ceres, a Norwegian sports team from Skedsmo, Akershus *

United City F.C. United City Football Club is a Filipino professional football club based in New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac, that competes in Philippines Football League (PFL), the top-tier league of football in the Philippines. From 2012 to 2020, the club was ...

, a Philippine football team formerly known as Ceres–Negros F.C.

People

* Dragoș Cereș (born 2004), a Moldovan chess master

Other uses

Ceres (workstation) The Ceres Workstation was a workstation computer built by Niklaus Wirth's group at ETH Zurich in 1987.The central processing unit (CPU) is a National Semiconductor NS32000, and the operating system, named '' Oberon System'' is written fully in th ...

, a computer workstation built at ETH Zürich *

Ceres series (disambiguation) "Ceres series", after Ceres, the goddess of growing plants, may mean any of several series of postage stamps: * Ceres series (France) * Ceres series (Portugal) The Ceres series of Portuguese postage stamps is a definitive series depicting the Rom ...

, several series of postage stamps representing the goddess Ceres * Ceres Chess Engine, an experimental chess engine that uses Leela Chess Zero networks * Plural of cere