Australian Science Illustrated – Issue 51 2017

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Most dwarfs orbit far from the Sun
All dwarf planets except one are located in the Kuiper Belt on the other side of the most
remote planet, Neptune. Only Ceres is orbiting in the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter.

AMONG THE "PEBBLES" OF
THE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM,
THERE ARE NUMEROUS
DWARF PLANETS.

2007 OR10

SEDNA

MAKEMAKE

HAUMEA

CERES

ORCUS EARTH PLUTO

QUAOAR

KUIPER BELT

Official dwarf planets
Unofficial dwarf planets

NEPTUNE'S ORBIT

ASTEROID BELT

ERIS

NASA & MIKKEL JUUL JENSEN

THE SOLAR SYSTEM DWARF PLANETS

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