Pluto
Atmosphere
When Pluto is closer to the Sun some ices vaporize and form a temporary atmosphere,which soon freezes and falls back onto Pluto's surface.
Origin Of Name,Orbit Around The Sun,and Place In the Solar Systen
Satellites and Rings
Planet composition
Size,Appearance,
and Rotation
The planet is made mainly of ice.
It does have volcanic activity.
The volcanoes on Pluto are made of ice.
Pluto is named after Pluto.It is named Pluto because it was very cold and it was the farthest away from the Sun.
It takes Pluto a total of 248 years to orbit around the Sun.
Pluto is the 9th planet from the Sun.
It is about 3.67 billion miles away from the Sun.
Size:737.6 mi Radius: 737.6 mi Mass: 1.30900X1022 Kilograms
From what we know,Pluto looks very dark,it has a khaki,brownish,yellow color
Pluto rotates once on its axis 6.39 every 6 days,9 hours,and 36 minutes.
Satellites:Charon,Styx,Nix,Icerbero,and Hyda.Some scientist thinks Pluto may have rings,but there is no proof of rings.
How It's Different From Earth
Facts About Pluto
- smaller
- discover in 1930
- five known moons
- dwarf planet
- named by an 11 year old girl
- It's the largest dwarf planet
- smaller than Earth's moon
- one-third water