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Mass of Dwarf Planet Eris 27% Greater than Pluto

Posted by Zonk on from the she-wants-a-bite-of-the-apple dept.

jcgam69 writes "When it was discovered in 2005, some thought Eris should be considered the 10th planet of our solar system. Everyone still considered Pluto a planet then. At first, Eris was thought to be slightly larger. Now — with the help of Eris' moon — Eris is known to be 27% more massive than Pluto. If Pluto had remained a planet to the entire community of astronomers, surely Eris would be considered the 10th planet."

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  4. Re:Dwarf Planet is so Politically Incorrect... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Wow, a joke about political correctness.

    Next are you going to tell me about how fat my mother is to capitalize on the rest of the early 90's stand up comedy wave you are riding on?