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Is Pluto or Eris bigger

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Eris is slightly smaller than Pluto, but has a greater mass.

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Eris is too far away to be accurately measured but its accepted diameter is approximately 2500 km in diameter. Pluto's diameter is now accepted to be 2274 km in diameter.

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