Haumea Reveals Dark Spot on its Surface

The Kuiper Belt is a ring of space rocks surrounding the outskirts of the solar system, around the orbit of Pluto and beyond. The formation is similar to the inner asteroid belt, and is one of the major sources for the comets that pass through our solar system. The Belt contains a large numbe... [ read more >> ]

a) Lightcurve of Haumea in two filters. b) Cartoon representation of the three spot models considered in a) showing the location of the spot on the surface of Haumea

Image comment: a) Lightcurve of Haumea in two filters. b) Cartoon representation of the three spot models considered in a) showing the location of the spot on the surface of Haumea
Image credits: Pedro Lacerda

a) Lightcurve of Haumea in two filters. b) Cartoon representation of the three spot models considered in a) showing the location of the spot on the surface of Haumea
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