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Categories: Space: General, Space: The Solar System
Space: The Solar System
Published Dwarf Planet Eris Is More Massive Than Pluto
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Published Dwarf Planet Eris Is More Massive Than Pluto
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Aptly named after the Greek goddess of conflict, the icy dwarf planet, Eris, has rattled the general model of our solar system. The object was discovered by astronomer Mike Brown of Caltech in the outer reaches of the Kuiper belt in 2005. Adding insult to injury for the former ninth planet, Brown has now determined that Eris is also more massive than Pluto.