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Hi’iaka: The Moon Of Dwarf Planet Haumea

Hi’aka Moon Of Dwarf Planet Haumea (Bottom Of Picture) Artist Impression By NASA Hi’aka is the largest of dwarf planet Haumea’s known moons. The moon was discovered by the Caltech trio of Michael Brown, David Rabinowitz and Chad Trujillo. Hi’iaka was found in January, 2005, using the Keck Observatory in Mauna Kea, Hawaii.

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Namaka: Moon Of Dwarf Planet Haumea

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Namaka Moon Of Dwarf Planet Haumea (Top Of Picture) Artist Impression By NASA Namaka is the smallest of the dwarf planet Haumea’s two known moons. It was discovered in June, 2006, by Michael Brown, David Rabinowitz and Chad Trujillo at the Keck observatory in Hawaii.

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Dwarf Planet Haumea: The Oblong Goddess Of Childbirth

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Dwarf Planet Haumea And Its Moons Hi’aka And Namaka Artist Impression By NASA Dwarf planet Haumea is a frozen oblong body much like a misshapen rugby ball. Though very little is know about this remote dwarf planet its most interesting aspect may well turn out to be the fight over its discovery.

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Dysnomia: Dwarf Planet Eris’s Moon

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Dysnomia And Dwarf Planet Eris Photo By NASA And Michael Brown Dysnomia is a red-coloured moon that provides the companion to the most massive of all the dwarf planets, Eris.

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Dwarf Planet Eris: The Largest Kuiper Belt Object

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Dwarf Planet Eris And Its Moon Dysnomia Photo By NASA And Mike Brown The dwarf planet Eris is a recent addition to the long list of Kuiper Belt Objects in our Solar System. In early 2005 the trio of Chad Trujillo, David Rabinowitz and Michael Brown discovered the dwarf planet after comparing three different images

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Vanth: Moon Of The Dwarf Planet Orcus

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Vanth And Dwarf Planet Orcus Along With Other Kuiper Belt Objects Photo By Lexicon Creative Commons ShareAlike Licence Vanth is one of the newly discovered moons in the Kuiper Belt. So far it is the only moon of the dwarf planet Orcus. 2005 was the year that Vanth was found. Michael Brown and T.A. Suer

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Dwarf Planet Orcus: The God Of The Dead

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Dwarf Planet Orcus Photo By NASA Dwarf planet Orcus is yet another newly discovered member of the Kuiper Belt. We know very little about this frozen body but we think it may hold one or two fascinating secrets.

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Pluto: The Lost Planet Of The Kuiper Belt

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Pluto An Artistic Impression Based Upon The Hubble Space Telescope Images Photo By C m handler Creative Commons ShareAlike Pluto is the lost planet of the Solar System. Now relegated to being a dwarf planet, Pluto will slowly give up its secrets when a NASA space probe gives us our first