Multiple Choice
The discovery of Eris .
A) was not surprising, because other Kuiper belt objects approaching the size of Pluto had already been discovered
B) was not surprising, because the existence of a massive "Planet X" had been predicted nearly a century ago
C) was surprising, due to its "backwards" orbit around the Sun
D) was surprising, since we thought we knew about all large objects in the solar system
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