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Old 19-06-2007, 07:56 AM
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Eris found to be 27% more massive than Pluto

From this mornings news @ nature, astronomers have found that Eris is 27% more massive than Pluto. It was previously known to be about 1/3 larger - approx. 3000km diameter. Now the mass determination allows the calculation of density - approx 2.3 g/cm3.

http://www.nature.com/news/2007/0706...070611-10.html

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