Sunday, September 20, 2009

Solar System Dwarf Planet "Haumea" Has A Mystery Spot

SEE SPOT SPIN: An impression of what the dwarf planet Haumea's dark,
red spot might look like. P. LACERDA


From Scientific American:

A blotch on the distant, football-shaped body could help reveal what the dwarf planet is made of.

Haumea, the mini planet whose detection set off an international and as yet unresolved war of words in 2005 between the two teams claiming its discovery, is back on the astronomy scene with more intrigue.

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