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Pluto leads the way in planet formation

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Images from the Hubble Space Telescope cast new light on the orbits, shapes and sizes of Pluto's small satellites. The analysis comes just before a planned reconnaissance by the first spacecraft to visit them. See Article p.45

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Figure 1: Pluto and its satellites.

NASA, ESA, M. Showalter (SETI Inst.)

Figure 2: Orbital architecture.

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Kenyon, S. Pluto leads the way in planet formation. Nature 522, 40–41 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/522040a

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