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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