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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 12 Jul 2015

    #PlutoFacts: The moons Ganymede Titan Callisto Europa Io Titan & our Moon are all bigger than Pluto. Get over that one too.

    1:20 PM - 12 Jul 2015
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      1. Aaditya K. Tiwari‏ @ananttiwari762 12 Jul 2015
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        @neiltysonpic.twitter.com/DlWjFSG9LG

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      1. PixelJanosz.blend  🇬🇧  🇩🇪‏ @PixelJanosz 12 Jul 2015
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        Ganymede is also larger than Mercury. Ganymede is bloody massive. Fitting, considering what it's orbiting. @neiltyson

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      1. Styx The Moon‏ @Styx_The_Moon 12 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson Ganymede and Titan are also bigger than Mercury...what does size matter in that regard? Put Earth out here, it'd act the same.

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      2. Reply Guyute‏ @Moomoomoo1 12 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson you said titan twice

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      1. HANDMAID‏ @sapienist 12 Jul 2015
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        .@neiltyson A chicken egg is much bigger than a bee hummingbird. Does that mean it is not a bird?

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      1. Grange‏ @Grange95 12 Jul 2015
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        . @neiltyson Little planets deserve equal dignity with the big gasbag planets. Don’t make me bring Justice Kennedy into this. #TeamPluto

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      1.  🤷🏽‍♀️ kiki  🤦🏽‍♀️‏ @heyjdey 12 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson stop size shaming Pluto!

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      2. Laura Broder‏ @bingopajamas 12 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson Related: why doesn't our moon have a cool name? cc @dongattack

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      3. Taylor Bettinson‏ @taybyday 12 Jul 2015
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        @bingopajamas @neiltyson @dongattack How about Luna?

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      1. Daniel‏ @TheUnDaniel 12 Jul 2015
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        .@neiltyson I'm not sure how any of us can get over that one, Neil.

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      1. Lorraine Montez‏ @lorrainemontez 12 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson It's not the size the planet that matters.l it's the motion. At least that's what Pluto keeps telling me.

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      1. Jace‏ @BL_Jace 12 Jul 2015
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        @neiltysonpic.twitter.com/bUpZcCGykv

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      1. Jacopo Prisco‏Verified account @jacoprisco 12 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson Neil actually meant Triton with his second Titan

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      1. Zsolt Kiraly‏ @zkiraly 12 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson Titan must be twice as big, since u liked it twice :-)

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      1. Don Hammonds‏ @DonDurgad 12 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson I'm just happy that there is no moon in the solar system that is larger than Earth. Whew!

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      1. ClausenDouglas‏ @clausendouglas 12 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson but Pluto is bigger than Mickey, ha gotcha!

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      1. (((Sukhdeep Butty)))‏ @Sukhdeep_Butty 12 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson the difference in size between Jupiter and Earth is greater than the difference in size between Earth and Pluto. #AmIRight?

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      1. J.C. Stoneking‏ @ThatJCStoneking 12 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson It ain't the size of the [planetoid] in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the [planetoid].

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      1. Sean Jason Webb‏ @SeanJasonWebb 12 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson Don't be so antagonistic. We are cheering for the little guy.

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