SpazeDwarf planet, Kuiper belt
Makemake
Named after the creator god of Rapa Nui. JWST found fresh methane on its surface, hinting at ongoing activity.
- Size
- 1,430 km
- Orbit
- 307.9 years
- Distance from Sun
- 38.3 to 52.9 AU
- Day
- 22.8 hours
Can we live on Makemake?
Air: only a faint trace of CH₄ (frozen), far too thin to breathe. You’d live in sealed, pressurised habitats.
Ground: Methane and ethane ice, reddish-brown from tholins.
Atmosphere
- CH₄ (frozen)
Measured by JWST, Keck