Wednesday, July 23, 2008

S&T Watch-17 : "Easterbunny" becomes "Makemake"

"Easterbunny," a red, methane-covered dwarf planet orbiting the sun beyond Neptune, was designated as the third plutoid in our solar system and rechristened "Makemake." - Claire Gutierrez

Courtesy: Harper's Weekly, Weekly News, July 22, 2008.
Article on "Makemake" from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Grateful thanks to Claire Gutierrez, Harper's Weekly and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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