This is an artist's impression of the dwarf planet Haumea and its two moons Hi'iaka and Namaka. Notice how Haumea's rapid rotation has stretched it into an elliptical (not spherical) shape. In this picture, relative sizes are to scale but the distances between Haumea and its moons are not.
Images courtesy of NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI).

This is what an artist thinks Haumea looks like. This drawing shows the dwarf planet and its two moons Hi'iaka and Namaka. Notice how Haumea's fast spin has stretched it into an oval (not spherical) shape. The moons are actually much further from Haumea than shown here.
Images courtesy of NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI).

This is what an artist thinks Haumea looks like. This drawing shows the dwarf planet and its two moons Hi'iaka and Namaka. Notice how Haumea's fast spin has stretched it into an oval (not spherical) shape. The moons are actually much further from Haumea than shown here.
Images courtesy of NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI).

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