This tour explores bodies in our solar system that are too small to be classified as planets and too large to be comets. It answers the questions: What is a dwarf planet? Why isn’t Pluto a planet anymore? How was Pluto discovered? What are properties of the other known dwarf planets Eris, Ceres, Makemake and Haumea? [5 min] CreditsBrett Repke and Daniel State The full version of this tour can be downloaded here (by right-clicking) and viewed in the desktop version of WorldWide Telescope. |
brett_repke_daniel_state-dwarf_planets.wtt | 25.07 MB |