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theconversation.com
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| | | | | In 2006, and after much debate, the International Astronomical Union came up with a new definition for a planet. And for the first time, the term "dwarf planet" was used. | |
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science.nasa.gov
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| | | | | Dwarf Planet Haumea Overview Haumea is roughly the same size as Pluto. It is one of the fastest rotating large objects in our solar system. The fast spin distorts Haumea's shape, making this dwarf planet look like a football. Everything we know about Haumea is from observations with ground-based telescopes from around the world. Discovery [...] | |
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| | | | | The three new bodies, likely dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris, reside in the Kuiper Belt, in the outer solar system. Even larger bodies - some as large as Mars or Earth - may exist even farther away from the sun, far beyond Pluto's orbit. | |
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