Dwarf Planet · Kuiper Belt

Pluto

Once the 9th planet, reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. NASA's New Horizons flyby in 2015 revealed a surprisingly complex world with nitrogen glaciers, a hazy atmosphere, and a heart-shaped plain called Tombaugh Regio.

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