Quaoar (50000 Quaoar), is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a region of icy planetesimals beyond Neptune. A non-resonant object (cubewano), it measures approximately 1,121 km (697 mi) in diameter, about half the diameter of Pluto. The object was discovered by American astronomers Chad Trujillo and Michael Brown at the Palomar Observatory on 4 June 2002. Signs of water ice on the surface of Quaoar have been found, which suggests that cryovolcanism may be occurring on Quaoar. A small amount of methane is present on its surface, which can only be retained by the largest Kuiper belt objects.

In February 2007, Weywot, a synchronous moon in orbit around Quaoar, was discovered by Brown. Weywot is measured to be 170 km (110 mi) across. Both objects were named after mythological figures from the Native American Tongva people in Southern California. Quaoar is the Tongva creator deity and Weywot is his son.

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Dwarf planeeetttssss yessss!

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I would have been first if I didn’t misclick the reply button. :sicko-wistful:

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Yay, Space Rock

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Space rocks

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Quaoar be like

Don’t talk to me or my large rocky son ever again

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Worf Planets! Earth and also Khitomer and on occasion Qu’Onos

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I’m really enjoying the series

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Did I dream getting yelled at for not understanding american housing or was yesterday fucking weird?

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i just think the term Cracker Boxes was funny

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Me too :data-laughing:

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Yeah it was really funny

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Yeah what the fuck was up with that.

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:what-the-hell:

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You didn’t

also you don’t understand American housing

is ok you are a bird that chills in dirt idk much about owl nests either :meow-hug: :owl-wink:

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When your home is a hole in the dirt everything looks like a mansion lol :meow-hug:

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I longed off yesterday, so idk what happened but the song Little Boxes is about that and is good

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Thinking of the Great American Pastime of baseball when in the 90s players were basically biceps with baseball bats. What about the great American Lance Armstrong? Unlike the Chinese, Americans don’t cheat.

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That’s a dope ass dwarf planet

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sixteenth :big-cool:

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