Artist's impression of a mesoplanet.

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Artist's impression of a mesoplanet. Mesoplanets are planetary-mass objects with sizes smaller than Mercury but larger than Ceres. Astronomical objects considered to be mesoplanets are Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, Gonggong, Quaoar, probably Sedna, and perhaps Orcus. These eight, together with Ceres, are the objects astronomers generally agree are dwarf planets; other smaller bodies have been proposed, but astronomers disagree about their dwarf planethood.

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Photo credit: © Pablo Carlos Budassi/Stocktrek Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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