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Artist’s impression of the surface of the dwarf planet Makemak

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.

Sérgio Sacani

Formado em geofísica pelo IAG da USP, mestre em engenharia do petróleo pela UNICAMP e doutor em geociências pela UNICAMP. Sérgio está à frente do Space Today, o maior canal de notícias sobre astronomia do Brasil.

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