How Well Do You Know Pluto?

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The forum discussion centers around a post titled "Think You Know Pluto?" by Greg Bernhardt, which presents a quiz on Pluto's characteristics and facts. Participants engaged with the quiz, sharing their scores and discussing the difficulty of some questions. The interaction highlights the challenges in obtaining precise data about Pluto, indicating a mix of knowledge and humor among the participants.

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7 of 13. :smile:
 
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7 of 13. :smile:
Not bad! Some of the numbers can be tough to get exact.
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
Not bad! Some of the numbers can be tough to get exact.
Thanks. I purposely picked one answer that I knew would be wrong - I was feeling 'comic'al. :oldwink:
 
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11 of 13.
Guessed a few of them.
 

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