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Loading contentMakemake is one of the largest dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt, the ring of icy bodies beyond Neptune. It has a relatively bright surface, suggesting fresh ices.
Orbiting far from the Sun, Makemake is extremely cold. Its surface composition is studied through the light it reflects, since no spacecraft has visited it.
Astronomers have detected at least one small, faint moon orbiting Makemake, which helps in estimating the dwarf planet's properties.
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