Pluto Planet Status Revisited After New Calculations

Calculations show Pluto could in fact be the largest object in the outer solar system.
Pluto Planet Status Revisited After New Calculations
The measurements were taken via ground-based and Earth-orbiting telescopes which introduce a wide range of uncertainties due to the sheer distance of Pluto and Eris from Earth. Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images
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The measurements were taken via ground-based and Earth-orbiting telescopes which introduce a wide range of uncertainties due to the sheer distance of Pluto and Eris from Earth. (Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
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