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Was Pluto a moon of a planet?

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Anonymous

8y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

No. Scientists once thought Pluto was a former moon of Neptune but later realized that the configuration of its orbit did not fit this scenario. This hypothesis was popular before Pluto was found to be part of the Kuiper belt.

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