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Astronomy pictures of the week (2012.12.23-12.30) (6)

People's Daily Online)  11:20, January 02, 2013

 Makemake of the Outer Solar System. Makemake is one of the largest objects known in the outer Solar System. Pronounced MAH-kay MAH-kay, this Kuiper belt object is about two-thirds the size of Pluto, orbits the Sun only slightly further out than Pluto, and appears only slightly dimmer than Pluto. (Photo/ NASA)


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(Editor:马茜、梁军)

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