Pluto Bids to Get Back Planetary Status

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Pluto Bids to Get Back Planetary Status

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May 27, 2014

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Pluto has at least five moons and an atmosphere—and now a new analysis places its diameter as bigger than its outer solar system rival, Eris

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May 27, 2014

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