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Dwarf planet

Pluto

The Kuiper Belt dwarf planet

Description

Considered a planet until 2006, Pluto is now classified by the IAU as a dwarf planet. In 2015 the New Horizons probe revealed plains of nitrogen ice, water-ice mountains and a thin atmosphere.

Did you know?

The large bright heart-shaped region is called Tombaugh Regio, after its discoverer.