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To: neverdem

2003 UB313 is currently the fifteenth-largest known Solar System object, with a diameter larger than those of Pluto and the neptunian moon Triton, but smaller than those of Earth's Moon and Titan, the largest of Saturn's satellites. Other objects, besides the eight undisputed major planets, that are larger than 2003 UB313 are Jupiter's satellites Callisto, Io, Europa (not pictured) and Ganymede (the largest moon in the Solar System). Behind Pluto, the next-largest known trans-neptunian objects are 2005 FY9, with a diameter of about 1,800 km, and Sedna (1,700 km). A handful more are larger than Ceres, the largest asteroid in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. .

35 posted on 02/02/2006 10:18:12 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Oh, drat. Ceres already exists?

Now I need to pick out another name.

How tedious!


36 posted on 02/02/2006 10:20:35 PM PST by Termite_Commander (Warning: Cynical Right-winger Ahead)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Do they make heavenly body bowling balls? A Ganymede bowling ball would be sweet.


38 posted on 02/02/2006 10:28:42 PM PST by Rastus
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