| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| VESTA | Second-largest body in the asteroid belt |
| CERES | Largest object in the asteroid belt |
| asteroids | A small rocky body orbiting the sun. Large numbers of these, ranging in size from nearly 600 miles (1,000 km) across (Ceres) to dust particles, are found (as the asteroid belt) esp. between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, though some have more eccentric orbits, and a few pass close to the earth or enter the atmosphere as meteors |
| CERES | The asteroid belt's largest body |
| PALLAS | Second largest asteroid |
| VESTA | Second largest asteroid |
| EROS | Second-largest near-Earth asteroid |
