Makemake’s Mysteriously Missing Atmosphere

(Before It's News)

Artist’s impression of the surface of Makemake, a dwarf planet beyond Pluto (ESO/L. Calçada/Nick Risinger)

It turns out there’s no air up there: the distant dwarf planet Makemake is surprisingly lacking in an atmosphere, according to findings made by astronomers using telescopes at ESO’s La Silla and Paranal observatories.

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Post tags: atmosphere, dwarf planet, Eris, ESO, La Silla, makemake, Paranal, Pluto

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