Haumea

Haumea is a dwarf planet found in the Kuiper belt, a region of the Solar System lying beyond the orbit of Neptune. It was discovered in mid-2005 and revived attention for its odd shape, looking like a "plump cigar".^[1] Huamea's diameter is approximately the same as that of the dwarf planet Pluto, but is much thinner. Haumea rotates approximately every four hours, giving it the fastest rotation period for a large object in the solar system.^[2]

Haumea is named after the Hawaiian god of the same name. Haumea's two moons, Hiʻiaka and Namaka, were named after the Hawaiian god's daughters.^[3]

Problems with Naturalistic Worldview[edit]

Haumea's surface has strong absorption lines for crystalline water ice, which should have broken down into amorphous ice long ago if the universe was really billions of years old.

References[edit]

1. ↑ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080918234427.htm
2. ↑ http://365daysofastronomy.org/2009/03/31/march-31st/
3. ↑ http://www.iau.org/public_press/news/detail/iau0807/