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Pluto moves inside Neptune's orbit for the first time since either was discovered.

Historical image related to Pluto moves inside Neptune's orbit for the first time since either was discovered. from February 7, 1979

Pluto

Dwarf planet

Pluto is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most-massive known object to directly orbit the Sun. It is the largest known trans-Neptunian object by volume by a small margin, but is less massive than…
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Neptune

Eighth planet from the Sun

Neptune is the eighth and farthest known planet orbiting the Sun. It is the fourth-largest planet in the Solar System by diameter, the third-most-massive planet, and the densest giant planet. It is 17 times the mass of Earth. Compared to Uranus, its neighbouring ice giant,…
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