Pluto

Pluto

• Location:

  Located inside the Maine State Visitor Information Center in Houlton, 114 North St. (40 miles or 64.4 km from Sun).

• Hours of Operation:

  Visitor Center hours are 8 a.m.-6 p.m. (summer), 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (winter).

• Diameter:

  1 inch (2.54 cm)

• Moon Charon Diameter:

  0.5 inch (1.8 cm), 8.5 inches (21.6 cm) from planet

• Facts:

  A second Pluto is located at its average distance from the Sun to show the extent of its elliptical orbit. Pluto’s moon, Charon, is illustrated in the Solar System model despite its small size.

• Construction:

  Wood ball. Painted by Jeanie McGowan.

Eris

• Location:

  Topsfield (Intersection of Route 1 and Route 6)

• Diameter:

  1 inch (2.54 cm)

• Facts:

  Eris is the most massive and second-largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System.

• Construction:

  Steel ball bearing

Haumea

Under construction, coming soon

• Location:

  Grand Isle – Lille (across from the Church)

• Diameter:

• Facts:

  Haumea is one of the fastest rotating large objects in our solar system. The fast spin distorts Haumea’s shape, making this dwarf planet look like a football.

• Construction:

Makemake

Under construction, coming soon

• Location:

  Madawaska Public Library

• Diameter:

• Facts:

  Makemake has a diameter approximately two-thirds that of Pluto, and was one of the bodies that caused Pluto to lose its status as a planet.

• Construction: