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| + | ==Pluto in Brief== | ||
| + | Tiny, cold and incredibly distant, Pluto was discovered in 1930 and long considered to be the ninth planet. But after the discoveries of similar intriguing worlds even farther out, Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet. This new class of worlds may offer some of the best evidence of the origins of our solar system. | ||
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| + | ''(Text courtesy [http://sse.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Pluto NASA-JPL Solar System Exploration webpage on Pluto].)'' | ||
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| + | The image on this page is a map of Pluto, created from the best data currently available. | ||
==Places of Interest== | ==Places of Interest== | ||
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Pluto in Brief
Tiny, cold and incredibly distant, Pluto was discovered in 1930 and long considered to be the ninth planet. But after the discoveries of similar intriguing worlds even farther out, Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet. This new class of worlds may offer some of the best evidence of the origins of our solar system.
(Text courtesy NASA-JPL Solar System Exploration webpage on Pluto.)
The image on this page is a map of Pluto, created from the best data currently available.
Places of Interest
Pluto is host to Hades Station, a research base set at the Pluto-Charon L3 point to study Cochrane's Limit.
