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1 day 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 days ago · Pluto, large, distant member of the solar system that formerly was regarded as the outermost and smallest planet. In 2006 a group of experts in the scientific community voted to give Pluto the new classification of dwarf planet. Learn more about Pluto in this article.
- In 2006 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) removed Pluto from the list of planets and classified it as a dwarf planet because of its small...
- Amateur American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh found Pluto in the constellation Gemini on February 18, 1930.
- Pluto’s mean distance from the Sun is about 5.9 billion km (3.7 billion miles or 39.5 astronomical units).
- Pluto's orbit is more elongated, or eccentric, than any of the planetary orbits and more inclined (at 17.1°) to the ecliptic. In traveling its ecce...
- Pluto possesses five known moons. Charon is by far the largest, being fully half the size of Pluto. Pluto’s other four moons—Hydra, Nix, Kerberos,...
4 days ago · New research – released in May 2024 – suggests Pluto’s ocean is a little saltier and denser than seawater on Earth. If you could take a dip, you would float easily, scientists said.
4 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 solar system (including Pluto and other ...
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5 days ago · 2+. Source: Clipart-library.com. Pluto, the lovable and mischievous dog created by Disney, has become an iconic character in the world of cartoons. From his first appearance in 1930 to his many animated adventures, Pluto has captured the hearts of both children and adults alike.
1 day ago · Pluto soon became America’s favorite planet, especially after Walt Disney named one of his characters, a charismatic dog, after the newly found planet. Plutomania caught the country – and the ...
4 days ago · Pluto Has an Ocean of Liquid Water Surrounded by a 40-80 km Ice Shell. On July 14th, 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft conducted the first-ever flyby of Pluto, which once was (and to many,...
