AmericaRepair t1_j8iwztp wrote on February 14, 2023 at 5:23 PM Reply to TIL The dwarf planet Haumea, which orbits in the Kuiper Belt out beyond Neptune, is already unusual. It has a strange elongated shape, two moons and a day that lasts only 4 hours, making it the fastest-spinning large object in the solar system. by No_Visit8945 Very interesting. Also, Jupiter, being a zillion times larger, with a rotational period of 10 hours, laughs at Haumea being "fastest." Permalink 5
AmericaRepair t1_j8iwztp wrote
Reply to TIL The dwarf planet Haumea, which orbits in the Kuiper Belt out beyond Neptune, is already unusual. It has a strange elongated shape, two moons and a day that lasts only 4 hours, making it the fastest-spinning large object in the solar system. by No_Visit8945
Very interesting.
Also, Jupiter, being a zillion times larger, with a rotational period of 10 hours, laughs at Haumea being "fastest."