File:Artist’s impression of the surface of the distant dwarf planet Makemake.jpg
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[edit]DescriptionArtist’s impression of the surface of the distant dwarf planet Makemake.jpg |
English: This artist’s impression shows the surface of the distant dwarf planet Makemake. This dwarf planet is about two thirds of the size of Pluto, and travels around the Sun in a distant path that lies beyond that of Pluto, but closer to the Sun than Eris, the most massive known dwarf planet in the Solar System. Makemake was expected to have an atmosphere like Pluto, but this has now been shown to not be the case. Makemake is one of the largest objects known in the outer Solar System. Pronounced MAH-kay MAH-kay, this Kuiper belt object is about two-thirds the size of Pluto, orbits the Sun only slightly further out than Pluto, and appears only slightly dimmer than Pluto. Makemake, however, has an orbit much more tilted to the ecliptic plane of the planets than Pluto. Discovered by a team led by Mike Brown (Caltech) in 2005, the outer Solar System orb was officially named Makemake for the creator of humanity in the Rapa Nui mythology of Easter Island. In 2008, Makemake was classified as a dwarf planet under the subcategory plutoid, making Makemake the third cataloged plutoid after Pluto and Eris. Makemake is known to be a world somewhat red in appearance, with colors indicating it is likely covered with patchy areas of frozen methane. No images of Makemake's surface yet exist, but an artist's illustration of the distant world is shown above. Careful monitoring of the brightness drop of a distant star recently eclipsed by Makemake indicates that the dwarf planet has little atmosphere. Deutsch: Diese künstlerische Darstellung zeigt die Oberfläche des fernen Zwergplaneten Makemake. Der eisige Zwergplanet hat etwa zwei Drittel der Größe von Pluto und bewegt sich in noch größerer Entfernung als dieser um die Sonne. Noch weiter außen befindet sich die Umlaufbahn von Eris, des massereichsten bekannten Zwergplaneten im Sonnensystem. Bisher gingen die Wissenschaftler davon aus, dass Makemake genau wie Pluto eine Atmosphäre besitzt. Wie sich nun aber herausstellte, ist das nicht der Fall. |
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Author | ESO/L. Calçada/Nick Risinger |
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