Hubble Image Reveals the First Moon Ever Discovered around the Dwarf Planet Makemake (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Hubble Image Reveals the First Moon Ever Discovered around the Dwarf Planet Makemake

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This Hubble image reveals the first moon ever discovered around the dwarf planet Makemake. The tiny satellite, located just above Makemake in this image, is barely visible because it is almost lost in the glare of the very bright dwarf planet. Hubble's sharp-eyed WFC3 made the observation in April 2015.

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Credits: NASA, ESA, and A. Parker and M. Buie (SwRI)

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