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Pluto's orbit overlaps Neptune's, does this mean Pluto will hit Neptune sometime?
We know that the orbits of Pluto and Neptune overlap.
This means that pluto sometimes crosses the orbit of Neptune; will Pluto hit Neptune in any circumstance?
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Can Pluto and Neptune collide anytime in future? [duplicate]
We know that, the orbit of pluto ambiguously cuts the orbit of Neptune. I want to know, whether the revolving speed of Neptune is equal to the revolving speed of pluto. If not, is there a possibility ...
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When and where are Pluto and Neptune closest to each other?
I found two sources sort of answering this question, but conclusions I made of them contradict each other.
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/29jrvq/...
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Effect of Charon on Pluto
Even though Pluto is not known as a planet anymore, theroetically it has/had a moon, called Charon. I've heard about something that their size are so close to each other that while Charon rotates ...
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How many solar system objects that can really qualify as a KBO are likely to enter Pluto's Hill sphere each day?
A comment below Which celestial body is able to come closest to Pluto? says that
Technically, many, many small Kuiper belt objects enter Pluto's Hill Sphere (or sphere of influence SOI) every day.
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