Astronomers discovered a mysterious little dwarf planet which is believed to be covered in ice. The planet was nicknamed Snow White. It orbits the Sun as part of the Kuiper belt( the ring of the icy body that orbit the Sun beyond Neptune). The planet is located outside Neptune. Officially known as 2007 OR10, it is actually red, half of its surface is covered by water ice that probably emitted from ancient cryovolcanoes.
The official name of the planet is 2007 OR 10. It is red in colour and half of its surface is covered by water ice. The planet is red because of the thin layer of the methane. Snow White had broken off long ago from another dwarf planet, called Haumea.
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