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https://dornsife.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/04/story-3665.jpg800520A USC Dornsife scholar of physics and astronomy answers questions about Pluto and other dwarf planets. These celestial bodies in our Solar System are cold, dark, far away and full of surprises.