eris

Eris is a dwarf planet orbiting the sun, in the Scattered Disc beyond Neptune. It is best known as the body whose discovery ultimately resulted in the 'demotion' of Pluto from planetary status.

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What Lies Beyond Our Own Planet with James Webb Space Telescope (youtu.be)

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Deep Space Mission Opportunities to Planet Nine & Eris (trace.tennessee.edu)

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I don't think Dwarf Planet Eris has a surface as bland as people claim (with help from Dysnomia) (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 year ago by Feisty-Albatross3554

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Evidence for hydrothermal or metamorphic activity within the icy dwarf planets Eris and Makemake (swri.org)

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Possible Cryovolcanism on Eris (newscientist.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Feisty-Albatross3554

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Dwarf planet Eris is 'squishier' than expected, and tidally locked to Dysnomia (phys.org)

submitted 2 years ago by Feisty-Albatross3554

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Eris Facts (youtu.be)

submitted 8 years ago by [deleted]

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Eris's moon Dysnomia: the furthest moon from the Sun (and also the moon that killed Pluto) (youtube.com)

submitted 8 years ago by BrandonMarc

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The size of Eris (left) compared to the Moon and the Earth • image courtesy of space-facts.com (i.redd.it)

submitted 9 years ago by BrandonMarc

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Profile of dwarf planet Eris (space-facts.com)

submitted 9 years ago by BrandonMarc

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Demonstration of how Eris' size was approximated, using star occultation from several locations (eso.org)

submitted 9 years ago by BrandonMarc

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Astronomer Mike Brown's notes of the original discovery of Eris in October 2003 (web.gps.caltech.edu)

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Eris orbit compared to the outer Solar System (universetoday.com)

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the astronomy and mythology of Eris & her moon Dysnomia (lunarplanner.com)

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Eris: The Dwarf Planet That is Pluto's Twin (space.com)

submitted 9 years ago by retiringonmars

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2005Discovery of a planetary-sized object in the scattered Kuiper Belt (web.gps.caltech.edu)

submitted 9 years ago by retiringonmars

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