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Eris played a key role in which event in the astronomical community?

  • The Great Comet Discovery

  • International Space Station Building

  • Planet Definition Debate

  • The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Answer

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) defined a planet as a celestial body that (a) orbits the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium (a nearly round shape), and (c) has “cleared the neighborhood” around its orbit
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