Dwarf planets like you've never seen before: Thanks to NASA

Explainers 12th February 2025 - Anusha Jain Image Courtesy: NASA

Dwarf planets Beautiful landscapes, frozen mountains, and enigmatic surfaces may be seen in NASA's spectacular photographs of dwarf planets. The five breathtaking images highlight the splendor of the undiscovered worlds in our solar system. Image Courtesy: NASA

What are the 5 Dwarf Planets in our solar system? Our solar system has five dwarf planets. In order of distance from the Sun they are: Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris. Image Courtesy: NASA

1. Ceres The largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter is the dwarf planet Ceres. The NASA spacecraft Dawn investigated it.? Image Courtesy: NASA

2. Pluto Pluto was formerly the ninth planet in our solar system but is now a dwarf planet. The Kuiper Belt is where it is situated. Image Courtesy: NASA

3. Haumea One of the major objects in our solar system with the quickest rotation is the oval-shaped dwarf planet Haumea. Haumea's shape is distorted by the rapid spin, giving the appearance of a football. Image Courtesy: NASA

4. Makemake The dwarf planet Makemake is part of the Kuiper Belt, a doughnut-shaped region of frozen worlds outside Neptune's orbit, including Pluto, Haumea, and Eris.? Image Courtesy: NASA

5. Eris One of the biggest dwarf planets in our solar system is Eris. Despite being three times further from the Sun, it is roughly the same size as Pluto. Image Courtesy: NASA

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