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Pluto: profile of a dwarf planet

Pluto is a dwarf planet in the outer Solar System, discovered in 1930 and reclassified in 2006. It is the largest known object in the Kuiper Belt and the first Kuiper Belt objec...

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Asteroid Apophis: Size, Shape, and What the Data Show

Asteroid Apophis is a near-Earth object whose close approaches draw public attention, yet its actual dimensions and physical properties are well documented through radar and opt...

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