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[–] Dippins ago 

And all this time I have been under the impression that they were the same thing.

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[–] PaperEngines 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

wow, crazy

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[–] LatinSonic 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

That's pretty crazy. I've lived in Alaska for 4 years and that helps me wrap my head around the actual size of Pluto.

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[–] martinidude 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

This and the comment about Russia and Pluto really puts things into perspective

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[–] 9-11 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

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[–] ChillyHellion [S] 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

(X-post from /v/alaska) Keep in mind that this doesn't take the curvature of Pluto into account, but it's interesting to see a size comparison to Pluto's diameter.

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[–] 972427? 0 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago 

Ah, but can you see Russia from Pluto?

Joking aside, that's fascinating stuff. Really gives you a sense of how small Pluto is. You'd almost think it isn't big enough to hold together under its own gravity.

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[–] ChillyHellion [S] 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

No, but if you don't pull up your pants I might see Uranus.

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[–] InquisitivePistachio 0 points 13 points (+13|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Russia actually has more surface area than Pluto. Kinda insane.

Surface area of Pluto: 6,427,806 mi2

Surface area of Russia: 6,601,668 mi2

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[–] WatershipDowns 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

This made me curios so I looked up the surface area of the moon which is 14,600,00 mi2 (slightly less than Asia). So Pluto is really quite tiny.