Makemake
| Makemake | ||
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| Seal, depicting a moai of the former Easter Island | ||
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| Photograph of Makemake | ||
| Interstellar Zone | ||
| Government: | IGSA administration; de-facto managed by corporations | |
| Lead Director: | Vera Córdoba | |
| Colonised: | 2291 | |
| Currency: | Various | |
| Capital: | Easter Dome | |
| Demonym: | Makemakean | |
| Geography | ||
| Located: | Kuiper Belt | |
| System: | Solar System | |
| Avg. distance from Earth: | 5.61 billion km | |
| Moon(s): | Tangata Manu | |
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Makemake is a dwarf planet and the second-largest object in the Kuiper Belt.
Geography[edit | edit source]
Makemake is a cold, barren planetoid with a mass of ~4.4*1021 kg and a mean radius of 715±15 km. Its average temperature is -230 °C. Makemake is comprised predominately of frozen methane, with additional quantities of ethane, tholins, ethylene, acetylene and high-mass alkanes, with the tholins giving the planetoid its characteristic blood red colour. Small amounts of nitrogen are also present, however they are far lower than those found on Pluto or Triton.
Government[edit | edit source]
The local affairs of Makemake are directed by its regional manager Vera Córdoba, with her role being a de-facto on-paper position due to the high automation of the planetoid's docking and mining facilities.
Economy[edit | edit source]
The dwarf planet's economy is focused on minor mining operations and for servicing interstellar trade. Much like on the other large trans-Neptunian objects, Kuiper Minerals is currently its biggest local employer.
