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Found 2 results for dwarf planet
Electron microscope image of hexagonal diamond in a meteorite

Strange hexagonal diamonds found in meteorite from another planet

12 September 2022

Diamonds found in four meteorites in north-west Africa probably came from an ancient dwarf planet, and they are expected to be harder than Earth diamonds
The dwarf planet Eris

Volcanoes that spew stretchy ice could make dwarf planets bright

20 October 2017

Something strange is happening on dwarf planets Eris and Makemake. They’re tiny and cold, but they still show surprising signs of geologic activity, like real planets

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