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Plutoids
Date: 11 Jun 2008

Pluto and Eris were the first worlds to be classified as Plutoids, a special class of dwarf planets that orbit our sun in the icy region beyond the orbit of Neptune.


Last Update: 6 Jul 2011 (AMB)

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