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    What Is Eris
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What Is Eris

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Question 61

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What is Eris?


A) the largest known asteroid
B) a moon of Pluto
C) an extrasolar planet ejected by another solar system and captured by ours
D) an icy object that orbits in the Kuiper belt and is larger than Pluto

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