Dwarf Planet Song/Dwarf Planet Makemake Song

Marky Marky is the third largest dwarf planet, discovered in 2005 and named after a Rapa Nui god. It has a red color due to tholins, lacks an atmosphere, and is a perfect sphere. It orbits beyond Neptune in the Kuiper belt and has no natural satellites. Its average temperature is -239 degrees, and no space missions have visited it.

When was Makemake discovered by the Palomar Observatory?

• 2003

• 2005

• 2009

• 2007

What is the average temperature on Makemake?

• -50 degrees Celsius

• -100 degrees Celsius

• -150 degrees Celsius

• -239 degrees Celsius

What gives Makemake its reddish-brown color?

• Carbon dioxide

• Tholins

• Methane

• Iron oxide

Where is Makemake located in the solar system?

• Oort cloud

• Kuiper belt

• Asteroid belt

• Between Mars and Jupiter

What classification does Makemake fall under?

• Exoplanet

• Plutoid

• Comet

• Asteroid