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RE: Pluto -NASA space mission flyby (and maybe to Kuiper Belt afterwards!)
(06-23-2015 12:57 PM)blunderbuss Wrote:  
(04-29-2015 12:22 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  
(04-28-2015 11:45 PM)UCF08 Wrote:  Well, isnt pluto not really a planet? If thats the case id assume there are more objects of similar sizes out beyond it, yes? If not, the distinction doesnt matter and wouldnt have been made most likely.

Its a planet.

They have simply reclassified it as a ice dwarf planet.

The reason Pluto's classification was changed because its orbit is aligned with the Kuiper belt.

There are some other dwarf planets in the kuiper belt, and some are still waiting to be discovered.

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that's awesome!
06-23-2015 12:58 PM
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NASA / Space Exploration Thread - GoodOwl - 04-28-2015, 03:55 AM
RE: Pluto -NASA space mission flyby (and maybe to Kuiper Belt afterwards!) - GoodOwl - 06-23-2015 12:58 PM
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