Astronomers Uncover Surprising Activity on the Dwarf Planets

The Webb telescope has observed what appear to be young methane deposits on the surfaces of Eris and Makemake. A team co-led by Southwest Research Institute has discovered indications of hydrothermal or metamorphic processes within the icy dwarf planets Eris and Makemake, situated in the Kuiper Bel

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Williamm Grundy , Christopherr Glein , Silvia Protopapa , Christopher Glein , Jonathani Lunine , Nian Wong , Johna Stansberry , Noemi Pinilla Alonso , Jasonc Cook , Research Institute , Dwarf Planet Eris , James Webb Space Telescope , Kuiper Belt , Southwest Research Institute , Methane Graphic , Southwest Research , Big Bang , Will Grundy , Lowell Observatory , New Horizons , Ana Carolina Souza Feliciano ,