Exploration of dwarf planets

Artist's impression of 50000 Quaoar and its moon Weywot, potential targets for a flyby mission by the Chinese probe Shensuo.

The exploration of dwarf planets involves studying these celestial bodies within the Solar System. Since Pluto's reclassification as a dwarf planet in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), space exploration has increasingly focused on these celestial bodies.

In 2015 significant milestones in dwarf planet exploration were reached with the flybys of Pluto and Ceres by the New Horizons and Dawn spacecraft.[1][2]

  1. ^ Howell, Elizabeth (20 October 2021). "New Horizons: Exploring Pluto and Beyond". Space.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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