Makemake
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Makemake is a dwarf planet orbiting the Sun in the Kuiper belt, a disc of icy bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the fourth largest dwarf planet and trans-Neptunian object in the Solar System,
Low-resolution image of Makemake and its unnamed moon S/2015 (136472) 1 by the Hubble Space Telescope, April 2015
Makemake was discovered in images taken by the 1.22-meter Samuel Oschin telescope at Palomar Observatory (pictured).
An artistic illustration of Makemake depicting its uniform, light brown surface and lack of a substantial atmosphere
JWST detection of gaseous methane (CH 4) fluorescence in Makemake's near-infrared spectrum (left panel, labeled a). Either an outgassing methane coma (b) or a thin methane atmosphere (c) can explain the observed fluorescence.
Makemake (deity)
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Makemake in the Rapa Nui mythology of Easter Island is the creator of humanity, the god of fertility and the chief god of the "Tangata manu" or bird-man sect. He appeared to be the local form, or name
Makemake
…Astronomical Union (IAU) to create a new definition of planet that reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet in August 2006. This dwarf planet is named after Makemake, the creator of humanity and god of fertility in the myths of the Rapa Nui people native to Easter Island. It has the minor planet catalog number of…
Makemake with two birdmen, carved from red scoria
Petroglyphs on rocks at Orongo. Makemake at base and two birdmen higher up