Dwarft Planets

Dr. Anis Nazihah binti Mat Daud

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Dwarf Planet
 Characteristics of a dwarf planet:
 It is in orbit around the Sun.
 It has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome
rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium
(nearly round) shape.
 It has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit
 It is not a satellite (a moon).
Pluto
 is a complex and mysterious world with mountains, valleys, plains,
craters, and maybe glaciers.
 Discovered in 1930, it was long considered our solar system's ninth
planet. But after the discovery of similar intriguing worlds deeper in
the distant Kuiper Belt, icy Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet.
 is orbited by five known moons, the largest of which is Charon.
Charon is about half the size of Pluto itself, making it the largest
satellite relative to the planet it orbits in our solar system. Pluto and
Charon are often referred to as a "double planet“
 is named after the Roman god of the underworld.
Pluto
Pluto
Pluto
Pluto
Pluto
Eris
 is one of the largest known dwarf planets in our solar
system.
 It's about the same size as Pluto, but is three times farther
from the Sun.
 Originally designated 2003 UB313 (and nicknamed for
the television warrior Xena by its discovery team), Eris is
named for the ancient Greek goddess of discord and
strife. The name fits since Eris remains at the center of a
scientific debate about the definition of a planet.
Eris
Eris
Eris
Ceres
 the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and
Jupiter
 the only dwarf planet located in the inner solar system.
 Called an asteroid for many years, it is so much bigger and
so different from its rocky neighbors that scientists
classified it as a dwarf planet in 2006.
 is named for the Roman goddess of corn and harvests.
Ceres
Ceres
Ceres
Ceres
Ceres
Haumea
 Originally designated 2003 EL61 (and nicknamed Santa by
one discovery team), Haumea resides in the Kuiper belt
and is roughly the same size as Pluto.
 is one of the fastest rotating large objects in our solar
system.
 Its fast spin distorts Haumea's shape, making this dwarf
planet look like a football.
 was named after the Hawaiian goddess of fertility.
Haumea
Haumea
Haumea
Makemake
 is located in the Kuiper Belt, a region outside the orbit of
Neptune.
 Slightly smaller than Pluto,
 the second-brightest object in the Kuiper Belt as seen
from Earth.
 was named after the Rapanui god of fertility.
Makemake
Makemake
Makemake