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| Hades |
the underworld of Greek mythology, ruled by the god Pluto. |
| planet |
a large body in outer space that circles around the sun or another star. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are all planets in our solar system. |
| Pluto |
Pluto is a large round thing in outer space. Like our Earth, it travels around the sun. Scientists used to call Pluto a planet. It was the planet that was the smallest and farthest from the sun. But, now, scientists think Pluto is a little different from a real planet, and they don't call it a planet anymore. |
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