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What is a dwarf planet?

  • Written by Vahe Peroomian, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
What is a dwarf planet?Pluto, the largest of the dwarf planets. This image was taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.NASA/JHUAPL/SwRIWhat is a dwarf planet?

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What is a dwarf planet? – Myranda, age 8, Knoxville, Tennessee

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