Haumea (Dwarf Planets) trivia
Haumea (Dwarf Planets) Mini Quiz
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Question 1
Which region contains dwarf planet Haumea?
Haumea travels beyond Neptune in a cold, flattened zone filled with icy bodies and other dwarf planets.
Question 2
What causes dwarf planet Haumea's unusual elongated shape?
Haumea turns once in roughly four hours, and centrifugal effects from that speed stretch the body along its equator.
Question 3
Which moons orbit dwarf planet Haumea?
The satellites take their names from mythological daughters of Haumea, and the outer satellite is larger than the inner one.
Question 4
What unusual feature does dwarf planet Haumea possess?
Astronomers detected Haumea's ring during a 2017 stellar occultation, when Haumea briefly blocked a star.