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.