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In reply to the discussion: NASA Spacecraft New Horizon Messages Home, Confirming Successful First Flyby of Pluto [View all]jeff47
(26,549 posts)40. Nope. Eris has more mass. Pluto is larger in diameter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuiper_belt#Largest_KBOs
Eris is more dense than Pluto, so it has more mass while having a smaller diameter
Eris and Haumea also have moons. AFAIK, we don't know yet if Eris has an atmosphere or not.
Eris is more dense than Pluto, so it has more mass while having a smaller diameter
Eris and Haumea also have moons. AFAIK, we don't know yet if Eris has an atmosphere or not.
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NASA Spacecraft New Horizon Messages Home, Confirming Successful First Flyby of Pluto [View all]
Bosonic
Jul 2015
OP
3 pm ET tomorrow, new photos with 10x the resolution of this 'heart' image...
Peace Patriot
Jul 2015
#20
It’s a planet!…Hell yes it’s a planet! It’s the largest mass in the Kuiper Belt.
Jack-o-Lantern
Jul 2015
#22
At a time of a scientific & engineering triumph, please no astrology non-science nonsense. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2015
#31