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'Planet'  Pluto  *Image Credit - NASA/APL/SwRI

Planet Pluto

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:

Pluto Closeup 2015

Image Credit - NASA/JHU APL/SwRI

 

Pluto has a sister - Charon, and they rotate around each other.

 

Pluto and Charon 2015

Image Credit NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI

 

and there are many more smaller planetoids in the Kuiper belt.

 

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