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I'm glad I'm not the only one who still calls it a planet :)

> … until its closest approach – about 7,767 miles (12,500 kilometers) from the planet – on July 14, 2015

> But by the time New Horizons sails through the Pluto system in mid-2015, the planet and its moons will be so close that the spacecraft’s cameras will spot features as small as a football field.




The new 'dwarf planet' designation was a stroke of genius. It's not a planet but it ends in 'planet' so everyone is happy!




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