The Dwarf Planet (and Plutoid) Makemake

By Matthew Williams August 19, 2015
The Dwarf Planet (and Plutoid) Makemake

Discovery and Naming:

Size, Mass and Orbit:

Composition and Surface:

Atmosphere:

Moon:

Exploration:

  • Mike Brown's Planets

  • Slashdot - Makemake Becomes the Newest Dwarf Planet

  • Wikipedia - Makemake

  • NASA - Solar System Exploration - Makemake

    • Matthew Williams

    Matthew Williams

    Matt Williams is a space journalist, science communicator, and author with several published titles and studies. His work is featured in The Ross 248 Project and Interstellar Travel edited by NASA alumni Les Johnson and Ken Roy. He also hosts the podcast series Stories from Space at ITSP Magazine. He lives in beautiful British Columbia with his wife and family. For more information, check out his website.