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The IAU has redefined Pluto as a "plutoid", a class which also includes the large Kuiper Belt Object Eris. See the
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New Horizons
- Pluto Flyby, Kuiper Belt mission (2006)
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Pluto's redefinition as a "dwarf planet"
- IAU Resolution (24 August 2006)
Nix and Hydra
- names chosen for Pluto's moons.
Hubble Space Telescope
discovers two new moons around Pluto.
"New Horizons"
mission chosen for flight to Pluto.
"New Horizons" and "POSSE"
- two missions chosen for feasibility studies.
Pluto-Kuiper Express
- NASA Flyby Mission to Pluto (Cancelled)
New mission proposals solicited
(20 Dec 2000)
Also of Interest
IAU press release on Pluto's classification as a planet
20
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Anniversary of the Discovery of Charon
University of Colorado Pluto page
Lowell Observatory Pluto page
Pluto Occultation page
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