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quaoar (n)
a planetoid discovered in 2002
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- Quaoar, a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, is approximately half the size of Pluto.
- Quaoar was discovered in 2002 by a team of astronomers using the Samuel Oschin Telescope.
- The name Quaoar is derived from the Tongva deity of creation, who brought the sun into the world.
- Quaoar has a diameter of approximately 1,110 kilometers and a mass only one-tenth that of Pluto.
- The surface of Quaoar is covered in a mixture of ice and rock, with some methane and carbon monoxide deposits.
- Quaoar's atmosphere, which is composed primarily of methane and nitrogen, is extremely thin.
- Quaoar has a large and unusually shaped moon named Weywot, which circles the dwarf planet in a retrograde direction.
- The Quaoar system is believed to be a primordial remnant from the formation of the Kuiper Belt.
- Quaoar is a member of a collisional family of objects within the Kuiper Belt, known as the Quaoar family.
- Scientists are studying Quaoar to better understand the composition and evolution of dwarf planets and the outer solar system.
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a planetoid discovered in 2002
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Quaoar, a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, is approximately half the size of Pluto.
Quaoar was discovered in 2002 by a team of astronomers using the Samuel Oschin Telescope.
The name Quaoar is derived from the Tongva deity of creation, who brought the sun into the world.
Quaoar has a diameter of approximately 1,110 kilometers and a mass only one-tenth that of Pluto.
