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Was Pluto the smallest planet ever?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Yes, it was the smallest of the nine planets until reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. Now it is the second largest of the five dwarf planets, while Mercury is now the smallest of the eight major planets.

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