what are dwarf or minor planets and how did they form?
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what are Dwarf or minor planets and how did they form?. BY:Jacob Moneda and Caleb Castro. What is a dwarf planet?. orbits around the sun nearly spherical in shape has NOT cleared the neighborhood around its orbit. Examples of Dwarf Planets. Haumea Sedna Eris Makemake Ceres Pluto. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
what are Dwarf or minor planets and how did they form?
BY:Jacob Moneda and Caleb Castro
What is a dwarf planet?
orbits around the sun nearly spherical in shape has NOT cleared the neighborhood
around its orbit
Examples of Dwarf Planets
1. Haumea
2. Sedna
3. Eris
4. Makemake
5. Ceres
6. Pluto
Mike Brown
Discovered some dwarf planets Astronomer
Guizeppe Piazzi Discovered Ceres Italian
PLUTO
ice and rock Considered dwarf planet in 2006 Small It is dim in the sky Identified by Clyde Tombaugh Moves very slow
CERES
Asteroid and dwarf planet Largest asteroid in the asteroid belt Considered dwarf planet in 2006 Guiseppe Piazzi Discovered Largest body in the asteroid
belt Turns in its axis every 9 hours
MAKEMAKE
Discovered in 2005 Became a dwarf planet in 2008 Smaller than pluto and Eris Mike Brown Icy world that orbits far
from the Sun
ERIS
Large sphere of ice and rock Spotted in 2005 Edge of the solar system Solar System’s tenth planet
HAUMEA
The fifth dwarf planet Classified a dwarf planet in 2008 Icy world that orbits far from the sun on
the frozen fringes Takes 285 yrs. To orbit the Sun Odd shape Spins fast
VIDEO TIME!
Our World: Pluto - Our First Dwarf PlanetBy SciTech .Flix (Youtube)
REFERENCES
Wikipedia SciTech .Flix
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