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Other objects in the solar system

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1 Other objects in the solar system
Chapter 4.4 part 2

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3 Dwarf Planets We know that dwarf planets are only this way because their pathway is not cleared 5 in our solar system Ceres, Pluto, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris

4 Ceres Rocky Body Can be an asteroid or planet Located in Asteroid belt
Spherical due to its gravitational pull

5 Pluto All the outer planets are gaseous except for Pluto Small and icy
Orbit is tilted In Kuiper Belt 3 moons

6 Haumea Shaped like an oval Orbit is tilted 283 years to orbit
4 hours to rotate Rocky 2 moons Collision Family Formed from an impact

7 Makemake Revolves every 310 years
Made of methane, ethane, and nitrogen ices

8 Eris Pluto's sister Largest dwarf planet 1 moon


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