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Keywords: kuiper belt, Pluto, planet
![Спутники Плутона?](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2005/11/03/0001209208/plutoMoons_hst_f.preview.jpg)
3.11.2005
In 1930, tiny, icy world Pluto was discovered orbiting in the distant solar system. In 1978, its relatively large companion Charon was detected by ground-based observations. This year, the Hubble Space Telescope may well have detected two further members of the Pluto system.
![Плутон еще не обнаружен](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2002/08/24/0001179229/plutomwc_big.preview.gif)
12.02.1996
Cold, distant, Pluto is the only planet in our Solar System which has not been visited by a spacecraft from Earth. The story goes that the legend "Pluto Not Yet Explored" on a US postal stamp depicting the tiny, mysterious world inspired a JPL employee to develop plans for a Pluto flyby.
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