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Eris… The Final Frontier?

Eris… The Final Frontier?. By Andrew Pitkin and Nick Park. The Long and Short of Eris…. Discovered on January 5, 2005 Eris is 97 AU from the Sun when it is furthest away from the Sun and 37AU from the Sun when it is closest to the Sun. Eris is a dwarf planet

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Eris… The Final Frontier?

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  1. Eris… The Final Frontier? By Andrew Pitkin and Nick Park

  2. The Long and Short of Eris… • Discovered on January 5, 2005 • Eris is 97 AU from the Sun when it is furthest away from the Sun and 37AU from the Sun when it is closest to the Sun. • Eris is a dwarf planet • The half a millennia orbit period • A rocky planet after gas giants • Was named Xena, Planet X, and eventually named Eris: the Greek Goddess Earth Eris Ceres Pluto

  3. The Long and Short of Eris (cont’d)… Earth • Eris has a Methane ice disposition, with a bronze colour • Eris possesses no real atmosphere • The Sun heats this planet to a real atmosphere Eris Ceres Pluto

  4. The Vacation of a Lifetime… • Take a break from the sun intense area of the Earth • Eris is very cool with a temperature of about -232 degrees • Recently, there has been a discovery of water ice on Eris • In addition to this, Eris features an alternative from the regular rocks of our planet Earth • Eris is a planet for the late sleeper

  5. How Far and Long to Eris? • Eris is currently 97 AU away from the Sun. • The trip to Eris requires a fastest spacecraft which can travel at Warp 2 • This spacecraft will take 1 hour and 41 minutes to reach Eris by traveling at 8 light speed • This is quicker than going to Hawaii to get a sunburn!

  6. Bibliography • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_%28dwarf_planet%29 • http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42086000/jpg/_42086172_solar_system_planets4_416.jpg • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Three_proposed_planets.jpg/300px-Three_proposed_planets.jpg • http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/157846main_eris-browse.jpg The End

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