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(Old) picture of Pluto captured by the New Horizons spacecraft (sopuli.xyz)
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Does anyone know why it looks like Pluto has an atmosphere in this picture?

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[โ€“] ThotIWasSomebody 5 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

That's a friggin planet....

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

Always "Pluto, Pluto, Pluto". Why does no one ever remember Ceres, Eris, Haumea, and Makemake? They're each as much of a planet as Pluto is. Dwarf planets, but planets nonetheless.

[โ€“] Zannsolo 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

It's smaller than the moon, and six other moons