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Pluto questions spark debate over planet status and icy frontier
Astronomers weigh if Pluto is a planet or part of a double system with Charon. Its elongated orbit, small rocky body, and Kuiper Belt neighborhood raise questions guiding NASA New Horizons mission set to launch 2006 and reach Pluto in 2015.
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