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Pluto and the icy worlds of the Kuiper Belt

Chapter 1

The search for Planet X

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Chapter 2

The heart of Pluto

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Chapter 3

The weird worlds of the Kuiper Belt

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Chapter 4

The great planet debate

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Chapter 5

Beyond the icy frontier

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Master of Pluto and the icy worlds of the Kuiper Belt

Ch 3 · The weird worlds of the Kuiper Belt
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artiteacher The bright Easter bunny of the deep freeze

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artiteacher Eris and the cosmic discord it caused

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artiteacher The egg-shaped speedster of the outer ring

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Pluto's Pocket Planets

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artiteacher The Kuiper Belt

A heart of frozen nitrogen is beating in the cold, Pumping icy winds across a desert dark and old.

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The bright Easter bunny of the deep freeze

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Fun Fact

Haumea's rapid spin: The dwarf planet Haumea spins so fast that its day lasts just under four hours, the shortest in the solar system.

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Eris and the cosmic discord it caused

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Glossary
kuiper belt (noun)
A region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune, containing many comets, asteroids, and other small bodies made largely of ice. This frozen ring of debris is home to unique worlds like the rapidly spinning, elongated Haumea.

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Quiz

How long does it take the fast-spinning dwarf planet Haumea to complete one rotation?

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Gossip

Which weird dwarf planet would you visit first?

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Quiz

Which dwarf planet is the second-brightest known object in the outer solar system?

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Quiz

Where is the gravitational center of mass (barycenter) of Pluto and Charon located?

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Quiz

Which dwarf planet, discovered in 2005, was named after the Greek goddess of discord?

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Quiz

How large is Pluto's largest moon, Charon, compared to Pluto itself?

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Quiz

Which fast-spinning dwarf planet is shaped like an oval or egg?

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Quiz

What term describes Pluto and Charon always facing each other with the same sides?

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Quiz

What was the festive, temporary nickname given to Makemake by its discoverers?

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