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A Wikimedia CC image of the Pluto formerly known as \u201cplanet,\u201d created on the basis of photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope. Based upon serious inspection of this image extending over several seconds, I propose my own account of the object: Plainly, it\u2019s an exceptionally large but quite moldy cantaloupe or honeydew.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Okay. \u00a0This new little factoid about our distant neighbor, the former planet Pluto, was something I didn\u2019t expect:<\/p>\n

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