Ultima Thule is shaped like two lumpy pancakes
New images reveal the skinny side of the Kuiper Belt object
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THIN CRESCENT This series of images, taken as the New Horizons spacecraft sped away from Ultima Thule, helped scientists determine that its shape is more like two pancakes than a snowman.
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