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Those 'classic' Solar System diagrams you see in textbooks are wrong… and we can prove it with a clementine 🍊 Don't miss the 2025 Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI, on 28, 29 and 30 December on BBC Four and iPlayer. Find out more: rigb.org/christmas-lectures

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