Dwarf Planet: Makemake by https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5 By: Madison Canning en-us 2018-03-23 13:25:14 UTC 2025-03-19 23:54:18 UTC hello@padlet.com madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245450236 2018-03-23 13:36:52 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245450236 madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245455867 2018-03-23 13:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245455867 Equatorial Diameter madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245458103 Makemake's equatorial diameter is estimated to be 1430 kilometres.]]> 2018-03-23 13:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245458103 Mass madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245922401 4 x 10^21 kg (approximately)]]> 2018-03-26 02:20:31 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245922401 Composition madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245923219 - NO atmosphere.

- it is 'suspected' that the surface is made mostly of methane, ethane and frozen nitrogen.

- the makeup of its surface is what gives it it's reddish brown colour.]]> 2018-03-26 02:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245923219 Discovery madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245923844 Makemake was first discovered on March 31st, 2005.]]> 2018-03-26 02:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245923844 Average Surface Temperature madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245923940 -239 degrees celsius

This is due to Makemake's extreme distance from the sun.]]> 2018-03-26 02:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245923940 Period of Rotation madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245924466 Makemake completes one full rotation every 22.5 hours.]]> 2018-03-26 02:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245924466 Period of Revolution Around the Sun madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245924786 Makemake completes one full revolution about the Sun every 305 Earth years.]]> 2018-03-26 02:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245924786 Distance from the Sun madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245925885 Makemake is 45.8 AU away from the Sun.]]> 2018-03-26 02:44:41 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245925885 Number of Moons madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245926332 Makemake has one provisional moon that has been nicknamed MK 2.]]> 2018-03-26 02:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245926332 Fun Fact madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245926485 If Earth were the size of a nickel, Makemake would be the size of a mustard seed.]]> 2018-03-26 02:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245926485 Location madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245926640 Makemake is located in the Kuiper Belt and is the fourth dwarf planet away from the Sun.]]> 2018-03-26 02:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245926640 Fun Fact madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245927443 Makemake was named after the Rapa Nui God of Fertility.

Its unofficial codename when first found was 'Easterbunny' because it was discovered shortly after Easter.]]> 2018-03-26 02:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245927443 Age madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245927932 Makemake is approximately 4.5 billion years old, about the same as our Sun.]]> 2018-03-26 03:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245927932 Fun Fact madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245928360 Makemake is the second brightest object in the Kuiper Belt as seen from Earth (after Pluto).]]> 2018-03-26 03:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245928360 References madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245928883 Makemake Facts for Kids | Dwarf Planet Makemake Facts. (2017, October 18). Retrieved March 26, 2018, from https://spacedictionary.org/makemake/

Makemake. (2018, January 22). Retrieved March 26, 2018, from https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/dwarf-planets/makemake/in-depth/

AmazingSpace - Dwarf Planet, Makemake. (n.d.). Retrieved March 26, 2018, from http://amazingspace.org/resource_page/101/solar_system/type]]> 2018-03-26 03:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245928883 madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245929333 2018-03-26 03:11:33 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245929333 madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245929416 2018-03-26 03:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245929416 madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245929557 The image to the right is a picture that the Hubble telescope caught, revealing Makemake's provisional moon.]]> 2018-03-26 03:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245929557 madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245929792 2018-03-26 03:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245929792 madi8121 https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245930677 The image to the left is comparing sizes of different dwarf planets and other planets]]> 2018-03-26 03:19:23 UTC https://padlet.com/madi8121/vd46u97abcn5/wish/245930677