UNIVERSE
ASTEROIDS
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Question
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Which dwarf planet has recently discovered rings?
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Ceres
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Pluto
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Eris
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Haumea
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Haumea is the first known Kuiper Belt Object to have rings. Scientists announced the discovery in 2017 after watching the dwarf planet pass in front of a star.
Detailed explanation-2: -Makemake. Makemake was the last of the dwarf planets to be discovered.
Detailed explanation-3: -That egg, called Haumea, is now the first official dwarf planet found to host a ring system, and only the third body smaller than Neptune known to have rings. The discovery also marks the first time anyone has found rings around an object in the Kuiper belt, a region of icy bodies out beyond the orbit of Neptune.
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