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Dwarf Planet Eris

Eris, discovered in 2005, is the largest Dwarf Planet in the Solar System. Other names include Xena, which was used before the introduction of the name Eris.

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What is Eris atmosphere made of?

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Eris may have a very thin atmosphere of methane.

How far away is Eris from the sun?

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Eris, which is the largest dwarf planet within our solar system, is about 96.6 AU (or 1.445x1010km) from the sun. Compared to Pluto, Eris is about 3x more distant.

What makes Eris unique?

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If you mean the dwarf planet 136199 Eris then I can answer to the question. Eris has a rocky core and icy mantle like other large trans-Neptunian objects like 20000 Varuna, 28978 Ixion, 38628 Huya, 50000 Quaoar, 90377 Sedna, 90482 Orcus, 134340 Pluto, 136108 Haumea, 136472 Makemake and 225088 (2007 OR10) for example.

Is it possible to clone a human?

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Yes. It can be done in the same way as did in sheeps,cow etc. But human cloning is legally banned in many countries.

How much would a human weigh on Eris?

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Depends on the sizeof the person, but:

100 earth pounds = 9 Eris pounds.

Why was the dwarf planet named Eris?

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The dwarf planet Eris was named after the Greek goddess of discord.

Is Eris in the kuiper belt?

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No. It is 3 times farther away from the Sun than Pluto.

What is the color of Eris?

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It is said that it looks similar to Pluto, though being as far away from the Sun as it is, it's atmosphere freezes over and gleams brightly reflecting the sunlight changing its image temporally.

How much would you weight on Eris?

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Wouldn't weigh anything cause youd be vaporized thousands of miles before getting there. or You would weigh 2 and a half pounds

What are the main substances of Eris atmosphere?

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Nitrogen makes up 78% of the atmosphere. Oxygen is 20%, while argon is about 1%. Trace gases and particulates make up the following.

Um... actually... thats wrong. According to recent NASA studies, Pluto is the only dwarf planet with an atmosphere.

What is Gravitational field of Eris?

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On Earth, not much ; it is pretty far away, and not very massive.

Is Eris bigger than the moon?

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short answer....no.

What is the diameter for the dwarf palnet Eris?

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Eris has a mass of approximately 1.67 x 1022 kg

What is Eris named after?

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Eris is named after the Greek goddess Eris he was in charge of warfare and stealth

Does it take Eris 1 hour to orbit the sun?

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Eris is located in the Kuiper Belt (30+ AU from Earth) The dwarf planet orbits at about 37.8 AU (Perihelion) and 97.6 AU (Aphelion) away from the sun, so subtract 1 AU from both of those numbers to determine its distance from us. It would be safe to say that it would take anywhere from 37 to 97 hours (At 1 AU/h) to reach Eris. However, this does not include acceleration/deceleration or orbital pull.

How far away is Eris to the sun?

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The dwarf planet Eris is in a highly elliptical orbit (elliptical = oval-shaped) with an perihelion (closest point to the Sun) of 38 AU, and an aphelion (farthest point from the Sun) of 97 AU.

Currently, Eris is near its farthest point from the Sun, about 96.7 AU (9 billion miles or 14 billion kilometers) from the Sun.

And... Eris is about 3x further away from the sun than Pluto.

Why is Eris not a planet?

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Even though Eris is spherical, it didn't clear its orbit from other objects.

The classification "dwarf planet" was created because many objects like Eris have been, and are being discovered.

Is Eris made of rock or gas?

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It is a dwarf planet. 136199 Eris is just a large trans-Neptunian object like 136108 Haumea, 50000 Quaoar, 134340 Pluto, 136472 Makemake, 225088 (2007 OR10), 90482 Orcus and 90377 Sedna.

What color does Eris apear?

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Eris is green which is unlike any other planet an very unusual. Eris is also the largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System. It is approximately 2 500 kilometers in diameter and 27% more massive than Pluto. Since it is so far away it take Eris about 558 years to orbit around to Sun. Eris was first spotted in 2003 by a Palomar Observatory-based team led by Mike Brown.

Is Eris a suitable planet for humans?

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I don't think any one nows because it's so far away. NASA doesn't even have real photos of (Eris/nibiru/xena). They do predict how it looks. But that's it.

How long does it take Eris to rotate on its axis?

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25.9±0.5 hr, according to the Wikipedia article.

What is Eris length of day and year?

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To to to to long

What space crafts visited Eris?

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There haven't been any probes sent to Eris.