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Simulation of transit of Haumea by its moon Namaka

Simulation of transit of Haumea by its moon Namaka
Simulation of transit of Haumea by its moon Namaka The strangely-shaped Kuiper belt object Haumea has two known moons, Namaka and Hi'iaka. The inner one, Namaka, just happens to be orbiting Haumea in such a geometry that it -- and its shadow -- cross Haumea's disk as viewed from Earth. Mike Brown / Darin Ragozzine