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what are Dwarf or minor planets and how did they form?
BY:Jacob Moneda and Caleb Castro
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What is a dwarf planet?
orbits around the sun nearly spherical in shape has NOT cleared the neighborhood
around its orbit
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Examples of Dwarf Planets
1. Haumea
2. Sedna
3. Eris
4. Makemake
5. Ceres
6. Pluto
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Mike Brown
Discovered some dwarf planets Astronomer
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Guizeppe Piazzi Discovered Ceres Italian
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PLUTO
ice and rock Considered dwarf planet in 2006 Small It is dim in the sky Identified by Clyde Tombaugh Moves very slow
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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
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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
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ERIS
Large sphere of ice and rock Spotted in 2005 Edge of the solar system Solar System’s tenth planet
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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
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VIDEO TIME!
Our World: Pluto - Our First Dwarf PlanetBy SciTech .Flix (Youtube)
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REFERENCES
Wikipedia SciTech .Flix
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