Eris

Eris. the 5th work of Meccanica Celeste collection takes you to the planet Eris. Eris is the Greek goddess of strife and discord. Her Roman equivalent is Discordia, which means the same. Eris is best known for her part in starting the Trojan War. When she alone of the gods was not invited to the marriage of Peleus and Thetis, she threw among the guests a golden apple inscribed “For the most beautiful.” Eris is the most massive and second-largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System. It is a trans-Neptunian object in the scattered disk and has a high-eccentricity orbit. Eris was discovered in January 2005. Meccanica Celeste takes you on a journey through the branch of astronomy that de...View all