Photojournal Graphic Without Pluto
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This image is an unannotated version of the Photojournal Home Page graphic released in 2009. Although there is some debate within the science community as to whether Pluto should be classified as a Planet or a dwarf planet, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has decided on the term plutoid as a name for dwarf planets like Pluto. The same graphic without Pluto is shown in the inset.

This digital collage contains a highly stylized rendition of our solar system and points beyond. As this graphic was intended to be used as a navigation aid in searching for data within the Photojournal, certain artistic embellishments have been added (color, location, etc.). Several data sets from various planetary and astronomy missions were combined to create this image. Although there is some debate within the science community as to whether Pluto should be classified as a Planet or a dwarf planet, the International Astronomical Union has decided on the term plutoid as a name for dwarf planets like Pluto.