Artist’s impression of the dwarf planet Eris

This artist's impression shows the distant dwarf planet Eris. New observations have shown that Eris is smaller than previously thought and almost exactly the same size as Pluto. Eris is extremely reflective and its surface is probably covered in frost formed from the frozen remains of its atmosphere.

Credit:

ESO/L. Calçada and Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org)

About the Image

Id:eso1142a
Type:Artwork
Release date:26 October 2011, 19:00
Related releases:eso1142
Size:4500 x 3000 px

About the Object

Name:(136199) Eris
Type:Solar System : Interplanetary Body : Dwarf planet
Category:Illustrations
Solar System

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