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(Old) picture of Pluto captured by the New Horizons spacecraft (sopuli.xyz)
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Does anyone know why it looks like Pluto has an atmosphere in this picture?

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[โ€“] ThotIWasSomebody@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's a friggin planet....

[โ€“] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

Always "Pluto, Pluto, Pluto". Why does no one ever remember Ceres, Eris, Haumea, and Makemake? They're each as much of a planet as Pluto is. Dwarf planets, but planets nonetheless.

[โ€“] Zannsolo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's smaller than the moon, and six other moons