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To: camle
Ceres is an asteroid. Apparently a space probe launched by NASA in 2007 is expected to reach Ceres next month.

The largest of the trans-Neptune dwarf planets is Eris, which is supposed to have a diameter of 1,850 miles. Its period is 560 years (vs. 248 years for Pluto), but at times it is closer to the sun than Pluto is. Its name means "strife." It has one known satellite, Dysnomia, which means "lawlessness" in Greek.

The other dwarf planets further out than Pluto are Haumea and Makemake.

48 posted on 01/20/2015 5:18:02 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus

thanx, Verg!


49 posted on 01/21/2015 4:42:10 AM PST by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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