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Pluto Facts
Place in the Solar System
Orbit Around the Sun
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Origin of Name
Origin of name
Pluto is named after the Roman god of the underworld because it is very cold and the farthest planet from the sun.
Place In the Solar System
- Pluto is the 9th planet farthest from the sun
- It is about 3.67 billion miles from the sun
Size
- Pluto is the smallest planet if you count it as a planet, but the largest dwarf planet in the Solar System
- Diameter: 1,476.8 miles
- Circumference: 4,494 miles
- Mass (Weight): 1.3 x 10^22 kg
Size
Appearance
- Pluto can appear to be charcoal black, dark orange, or white on the surface
- Pluto is one-sixth the mass of Earth's moon, but one-third the volume of the moon
- Pluto has a hard, rocky surface
Rotation
Rotation
Pluto rotates on its axis once every 6 Earth days, 9 hours and 36 minutes
Orbit around the Sun
It takes Pluto 247.9 Earth years to orbit the sun.
Planet Composition
- Pluto is made mostly of ice, and has a rocky core.
- Pluto is one-third water
- Ice on the surface of Pluto is made of nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide
- Pluto doesn't have any volcanic activity
Atmosphere
Atmosphere
The atmosphere of Pluto is mainly made of nitrogen, but has small amounts of methane and carbon monoxide.
Satellites and Rings
- Pluto has 5 known satellites (moons), which are named Charon, Nix, Hydra, Styx, and Kerberos
- Pluto has no rings
Differences from Earth
- Pluto supports no life
- Pluto is extremely cold
- The Earth is closer to the Sun than Pluto
Differences from Earth
Fun Facts
- Pluto was discovered on February 18th, 1930 by the Lowell Observatory (specifically Clyde Tombaugh)
- Pluto was reclassified from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006
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