Moons of Haumea

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/moons-of-haumea

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who discovered Moons of Haumea?June 17, 2005
2. What is the parent body?Dwarf planet Haumea
3. What is the hiʻiaka surface composition?Predominantly pure crystalline water ice
4. What are the names of Haumea's moons?Haumea has two moons called Hiʻiaka and Namaka.
5. How were Hiʻiaka and Namaka discovered?They were found in 2005 by people in Hawaii using the powerful W. M. Keck Observatory.

Trans-Neptunian Object (TNO): Any minor planet in the Solar System whose orbit lies entirely beyond that of Neptune.
Oblateness: The flattening of a celestial body at its poles and bulging at its equator, typically due to rapid rotation.
Gravitational Dynamics: The study of the motion of celestial bodies under the influence of gravity.