Credit: R. Hurt (SSC-Caltech), JPL-Caltech, NASA
Dwarf Planet Near Pluto Gets a Name
Reuters
“A dwarf planet orbiting beyond Neptune has been designated the third plutoid in the solar system and given the name Makemake, the International Astronomical Union said on Saturday.
“The red methane-covered dwarf planet formerly known as 2005 FY9 or ‘Easterbunny’ is named after a Polynesian creator of humanity and god of fertility.”
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