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1. theskylive.com › pluto-infoDwarf Planet Pluto | TheSkyLive

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   5 days ago · Pluto is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, a region of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune. It was discovered in 1930 by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh and was considered the ninth planet in the solar system until it was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.

2. sv.wikipedia.org › wiki › PlutoPluto – Wikipedia

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   5 days ago · Pluto (symbol: [ 6] eller [ 7]) är en dvärgplanet av typen plutoid i de yttre delarna av solsystemet. Den upptäcktes av astronomen Clyde Tombaugh den 23 januari 1930. [ 1] Ursprungligen antogs Pluto vara ungefär lika stor som jorden och den klassificerades som den nionde planeten från solen.

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4. www.youtube.com › watchPluto and the New Dwarf Planets - YouTube

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   1 day ago · Pluto encounters Gonggong and 6 other dwarf planets. Are they friendly or a threat?Welcome to CosmoBalls, an animated series of talking celestial bodies goin...

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5. www.britannica.com › science › solar-systemSolar system | Definition, Planets, Diagram, Videos, & Facts

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   4 days ago · Outward from the Sun, which is represented to scale by the yellow segment at the extreme left, are the four rocky terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars), the four hydrogen-rich giant planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune), and icy, comparatively tiny Pluto.

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     The Year of Pluto - New Horizons Documentary Brings Humanity Closer to the Edge of the Solar System

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7. starwalk.space › en › newsPlanetary Oppositions 2024 | Saturn Opposition 2024 | Planet...

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   4 days ago · Astronomical opposition means that a planet is located on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. From our perspective, it means a planet at opposition is precisely 180 degrees from the Sun in the sky — so, when the Sun sets in the west, a planet appears in the east.

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8. spaceflight101.com › newhorizons › project-history-mission-profileProject History & Mission Profile – New Horizons - Spaceflight101

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   Jun 26, 2024 · Pluto meets the first two criteria, but is part of the Kuiper-Belt that is filled with other icy objects and is therefore regarded as a Dwarf Planet, in particular a Plutoid – a trans-Neptunian dwarf planet large enough to be round in shape.

9. www.denverastro.org › james-webb-launches-plutos-polygonsJames Webb Launches, Pluto’s Polygons and the Cosmic “Cow”

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   Jun 27, 2024 · Pluto Polygons – A new study by researchers at the University of Exeter explains how the polygonal areas on Pluto formed. These shapes, typically 12 miles across, are found in Sputnik Planitia, an impact crater filled with nitrogen ice.