- Original Caption Released with Image:
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The artist's rendition shows the newly discovered planet-like object,
dubbed "Sedna," in relation to other bodies in the solar system,
including Earth and its Moon; Pluto; and Quaoar, a planetoid beyond
Pluto that was until now the largest known object beyond Pluto. The
diameter of Sedna is slightly smaller than Pluto's but likely somewhat
larger than Quaoar.
- Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech
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