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Pluto
By: Noor and Hanen
Pluto’s Orbit Length
Pluto’s orbit length is 39.48AU.
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Pluto’s Diameter
Pluto’s diameter is 1,417 miles
Pluto’s distance from the Sun
Pluto’s distance from the Sun is 3,673
million miles.
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Minimum and Maximum
Surface Temperatures
Pluto’s maximum and minimum surface
temperatures are between -385/-369
degrees Fahrenheit.
Pluto’s Visitors
A spacecraft named New Horizon was
launched in January of 2006 and if it
works out, we should be able to reach
Pluto in 2015.
Pluto’s Satellite
One of Pluto’s satellites is Charon.
Charon was discovered in 1978.
Pluto’s Distinguishing
Features
The Hubble Space Telescope discovered
two tiny moons that were revolving
around Pluto.They are known as Nix
and Hydra.
How long the days and years
are on Pluto
A day on Pluto is 6 days, 9 hours, and
18 minutes. 1 year on Pluto are 248
years in Earth years.
Pluto’s Composition
Pluto’s composition is rock.
Pluto’s Color and Texture
Pluto’s color is mostly light brown.
It seems to be partly covered with frozen
methane, (a type of gas) and to have a
thin atmosphere made mostly out of
nitrogen ( another gas).
Interesting Facts
Pluto was discovered by Clyde
Tombaugh in 1930.
In 2008 the International Astronomical
Union (IAU) named dwarf planets
further than Neptune, Plutoids in honor
of Pluto.
Some More Interesting Facts
An astronomer named Percival Lowell
defended that there is a ninth planet, after he
died Tombaugh discovered Pluto.
Pluto’s symbol is “PL” after Percival Lowell.
Pluto and Charon are freezing cold because
they are very far away from the Sun.
Thanks for Watching!!
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about Pluto!! We hope you enjoyed it
and Pluto is now your favorite planet!!
We are now considering that you know
more Pluto then you ever have!!!
Our favorite Dwarf Planet is Pluto!!!