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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PlutoPluto - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most-massive known object to directly orbit the Sun. It is the largest known trans-Neptunian object by volume, by a small margin, but is less massive than Eris.

  2. 3 days ago · But scientists believe Pluto does have an ocean, beneath a thick shell of ice. The evidence came from the New Horizons spacecraft’s sweep past Pluto in 2015. New research – released in May ...

  3. 5 days ago · In 1930 a young astronomer from Kansas, employed as an observer at Lowell Observatory in Arizona, discovered Pluto. It was the first planet in the solar system to have been discovered since 1846 ...

  4. The planet is classed as a dwarf planet. Pluto derives its name from the Roman god for God of Death. Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. The Mass of the planet is 0.01303 (10^24) kg. The Equatorial Radius of the planet is 1,188.00km whereas the volumetric mean radius is 1,188.00 km.

  5. www.yahoo.com › news › pluto-planet-not-180022316Pluto: planet or not? - Yahoo

    8 hours ago · Pluto is the largest object in its region, but it shares the orbit with thousands of other bodies. The final blow came in 2005 with Caltech astronomer Mike Brown’s discovery of Eris, ...

  6. 3 days ago · Pluto is a dwarf planet with mountains, valleys, frozen plains, craters, and glaciers, located in the Kuiper Belt - a distant, icy objects region of our sola...

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  7. 1 day ago · Pluto TV live TV lineup and schedule. See what is on Pluto TV tonight. Get the most up to date movie, show, and sports schedule.

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