1

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

yste

m

The

Sol

ar S

yste

m: R

ecen

t Exp

lora

tion

Res

ults

The

sola

r sys

tem

has

bee

n vi

site

d by

spa

ce p

robe

s, ra

ngin

g fro

m th

e M

arin

erM

ercu

ry-V

enus

mis

sion

exp

lorin

g in

war

d to

war

d th

e su

n, a

nd c

ontin

uing

thro

ugh

the

Voy

ager

pro

bes

out i

nto

inte

rste

llar s

pace

and

(on

its w

ay n

ow)

the

New

Hor

izon

s pr

obe

to P

luto

and

the

Kui

perb

elt.

Thi

s ta

lk e

xam

ines

wha

t we

know

of t

he p

lane

ts o

f the

sol

ar s

yste

m fr

om p

robe

s, a

ndta

lks

abou

tw

here

we

will

go fr

om h

ere.

-- Geo

ffrey

A. L

andi

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AS

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ohn

Gle

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ter,

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ffrey

A. L

andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

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m

The

Sola

r Sys

tem

Rec

ent E

xplo

ratio

n R

esul

ts

3

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ffrey

A. L

andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

yste

m

Mer

cury

(Hem

isph

ere

map

fro

m M

arin

er 1

0)

area

no

t im

aged

the

smoo

th v

ertic

al b

and

and

patc

hes

visi

ble

abov

e re

pres

ent

regi

ons

whe

re n

o im

age

info

rmat

ion

is a

vaila

ble.

4

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ffrey

A. L

andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Mer

cury

Clo

se-u

p fro

m M

arin

er 1

0

5

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Rad

ar im

age

of M

ercu

ry

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dsto

ne-V

LA ra

dar i

mag

e m

ade

in 1

991.

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are

as a

re a

reas

of h

igh

rada

r ref

lect

ivity

,.

6

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ffrey

A. L

andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

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m

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lorin

g M

ercu

ryA

flee

t of t

iny

robo

tic

expl

orer

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arm

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oss

the

rugg

ed s

urfa

ce o

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ry(il

lust

ratio

n fo

r "A

vata

rs

in S

pace

," G

eofff

rey

A.

Land

is)

7

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ffrey

A. L

andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Ven

us

8

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

yste

m

The

Sur

face

of V

enus

seen

from

the

Rus

sian

“Ven

era”

Ven

us la

nder

The

surf

ace

of V

enus

: 450

C

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ffrey

A. L

andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Ven

us to

day

10

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

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w so

lar s

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mEa

rth

11

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Ear

th a

nd M

oon

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ffrey

A. L

andi

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e ne

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lar s

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m

Apo

llo 1

7 ro

ver

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ffrey

A. L

andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

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mR

etur

n to

moo

n sp

acec

raft

14

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ffrey

A. L

andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Moo

n an

d M

ars

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ffrey

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andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Mar

s

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ffrey

A. L

andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Sol 4

89 s

unse

t

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A. L

andi

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lar s

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m

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logi

cally

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cent

gul

ly(M

GS

vie

w)

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A. L

andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

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Laye

red

rock

s

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lar s

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m

Dus

t dev

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68(2

0 se

cond

s bet

wee

n fr

ames

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otio

n en

hanc

ed

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andi

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lar s

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ME

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awk

21

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andi

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lar s

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Terr

afor

min

gM

ars?

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ffrey

A. L

andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Mar

s

The

MG

S la

ser a

ltim

eter

giv

es a

goo

d m

ap o

f Mar

s

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ffrey

A. L

andi

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e ne

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lar s

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m

Pho

bos

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ffrey

A. L

andi

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e ne

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lar s

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Pho

bos

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andi

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w so

lar s

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m

Ast

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d be

lt

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ffrey

A. L

andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Ast

eroi

ds

Gas

pra-

3-vi

ew

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ffrey

A. L

andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

yste

m

Ast

eroi

ds

Gas

pra-

colo

r

28

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ffrey

A. L

andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Ast

eroi

ds

Ida

& m

oon

29

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ffrey

A. L

andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

yste

m

Ast

eroi

ds

30

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

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mA

ster

oids

31

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Jupi

ter

32

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Gal

ileo

33

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ffrey

A. L

andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Jupi

ter's

moo

ns (r

ough

ly to

sca

le)

Cal

listo

Io

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pa

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ymed

e

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alth

ea

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andi

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e ne

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lar s

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m

Io S

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r vol

cano

35

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andi

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e ne

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lar s

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m

Io

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ffrey

A. L

andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Io c

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-up:

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ater

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A. L

andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Eur

opa

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A. L

andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Jupi

ter's

moo

ns

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pa

39

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

yste

m

Eur

opa

ice

The

colo

rs in

this

pic

ture

hav

e be

en e

nhan

ced

for v

isib

ility

.

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

yste

m

Eur

opa

ice

area

cov

ered

by

this

im

age

is a

ppro

x. 9

m

iles b

y 7

mile

s

41

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ffrey

A. L

andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Gan

ymed

e

42

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Cal

listo

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

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mH

uman

mis

sion

to C

allis

to

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

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m

the

Van

Alle

n be

lts o

f Jup

iter (

show

n to

sca

le)

Jupi

ter's

inne

r rad

iatio

n be

lts m

arke

d ou

t by

radi

o em

issi

ons f

rom

rela

tivis

tic e

lect

rons

45

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

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m

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urn

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

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andi

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e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Tita

n su

rface

48

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

yste

m

Tita

n vi

ewed

from

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uyge

ns

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e: E

SA/N

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49

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

yste

m

Enc

elad

us

50

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Enc

elad

us

51

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

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m

Enc

elad

us

52

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

yste

m

Out

er

plan

ets

("w

ater

gi

ants

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Nep

tune

's gr

eat

dark

spot

53

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

yste

m

54

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

yste

m

Nep

tune

55

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

yste

m

Moo

ns o

f Nep

tune

: Mira

nda

56

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

yste

m

Moo

ns o

f Nep

tune

: Trit

on

57

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

yste

m

Plu

toap

prox

imat

e tru

e co

lor

58

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

yste

m

Plu

to &

thre

e m

oons

: Cha

ron,

Nix

and

Hyd

ra

Imag

e co

urte

sy o

f: H

ubbl

e S

pace

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esco

pe, M

ay 2

005,

59

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

yste

m

Plu

to a

nd C

haro

n: re

lativ

e si

ze a

nd c

olor

60

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

yste

m

Kui

perb

elt &

Sed

na

61

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

yste

m

Siz

es o

f Plu

to a

nd K

uipe

rbel

t obj

ects

Eri

s

62

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ffrey

A. L

andi

sTh

e ne

w so

lar s

yste

m

Oor

tclo

ud