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Some say that Pluto was originally a tiny satellite of Neptune, when a large comet hit it with such tremendous force that it caused little Pluto to be knocked out of orbit and become considerably larger. The fragments became Pluto's moons which are known as Nix, Hydra, and the largest, Charon.

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