Pluto is not really classified as a planet anymore because it is small, , but we still like to think it is.
Now we know more about big craters and other cool features on Pluto.
See the close up:
Image Credit - NASA/JHU APL/SwRI
Pluto has a sister - Charon, and they rotate around each other.
Image Credit NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI
and there are many more smaller planetoids in the Kuiper belt.
The Solar System planets at www.solarsystem.com
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