Makemake is a distant dwarf planet located in the Kuiper Belt, a region of the outer solar system beyond Neptune. Named after the creation deity of the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island, Makemake was officially recognized as a dwarf planet in 2008. With a diameter of approximately 870 miles (1,400 kilometers), Makemake is one of the largest objects in the Kuiper Belt. It lacks a significant atmosphere, and its surface is covered in a layer of frozen methane and ethane, giving it a reddish-brown c