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Question: Some of our resources have said that Mercury is the smallest planet others say that it is Pluto. What is correct? Answer: My sources differ on the specifics, but they agree that Pluto is by far the smallest planet.
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Author: honest abe Some of our resources have said that Mercury is the smallest planet others say that it is Pluto. What is correct? Response #: 1 of 1 Author: rcwinther My sources differ on the specifics, but they agree that Pluto is by far the smallest planet.
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The smallest planet in the Solar System is Mercury. For the longest time, the smallest planet was considered to be Pluto, but now Pluto isn't a planet any ... And here's another take on the smallest planet in the Solar System, and here's a link to NASA's World Book on Mercury.
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Astronomers have detected what is possibly the smallest planet ever discovered outside our solar system around a normal star. The planet is five and a half times as massive as Earth and orbits a red dwarf star over 20,000 light years away. ... "The team has discovered the most Earth-like planet yet," said Michael Turner,
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Astronomers have discovered the smallest extrasolar planet so far: a rocky world about seven and a half times more massive than Earth. ... Astronomers have detected the smallest extrasolar planet yet: a world about seven and a half times as massive as Earth, orbiting a star much like ours.
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The smallest planet in the Solar System has become even smaller, studies by the Messenger spacecraft show. ... The flyby was one of three to be made by the craft as it prepares to enter into orbit around the Solar System's smallest planet in 2011.
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Technique used could lead to finding planets that potentially harbor life; Astronomers from Princeton and other institutions have discovered the smallest planet found outside of our solar system using a technique that researchers believe will uncover others that potentially harbor life.
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The real issue is the fact that millions of children around the world identify themselves with Pluto -- the smallest planet. This is not a point of astronomy, but one of the feelings of children.
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MADRID (Reuters) - The smallest planet discovered outside our solar system has been found by Spanish scientists. I think we are very close, just a few years away, from detecting a planet like Earth, team ... MADRID (Reuters) - The smallest planet discovered outside our solar system has been found by Spanish scientists.
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Jul 8, 2008 ... Pluto used to be the smallest planet, but it's not a planet any more. That makes Mercury the smallest planet in the Solar System.
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