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Small, Frozen World beyond Pluto Appears to Have Thin Atmosphere


A team of astronomers in Japan has detected a thin atmosphere around (612533) 2002 XV93, a trans-Neptunian object about 500 km in diameter -- an object far too small and cold to retain one.

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