Download By: Zach Morgan Tyler Calkins Ryan Murray Nick Wurtz Pluto`s

By: Zach Morgan
Tyler Calkins
Ryan Murray
Nick Wurtz
Pluto’s Awesome History
January 23, 1930 was spotted by Clyde Tombaugh
Because of its cold temperature (-360 degrees F) it was given
the name of the Roman name for the god of the underworld
In 1978, James Christy & Robert Harrington discovered Plutos
only known moon Charon
In August 2006, Pluto was no longer considered a planet but
arguments still go on to this day.
Pluto's Orbit
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Orbits the sun in 90,465 days
Pluto’s revolution is 6 days and 9 hours
248 years to orbit the sun
Pluto's orbit shape is like an oval and
dips into Neptune’s orbit
Distance from Sun & Earth
• Its average distance from the sun is
about 5.9 billion km from the sun
• When the planets are all lined up, Pluto
is about 4.2 billion km from Earth
• When Pluto is on the other side of the
sun it is about 7.5 billion km from Earth
Size & Density
• Pluto is a terrestrial planet
• Its size in km is 2274
Temperature
• Pluto is the second most cold planet in
our solar system
• From day to night plutos temperature
leans from -240 degrees C to -390
degrees F
Atmosphere
• Pluto is made up of mostly Methane,
and nitrogen, and Carbon Monoxide
• Its atmosphere makes it impossible to
live on.
Moons
• Pluto has three moons( Nix, Hydra, and
Charon)
• Charon is the biggest of the three and
almost the same size as pluto
Charon
Physical Characteristics
• Pluto’s density has a hint that it is likely to
contain a mixture of 30% ice and 70% rock
• Pluto’s atmosphere is likely to have
nitrogen combined with methane and
carbon monoxide
Living on Pluto
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Strong smell
Super cold
Basically the size of the U.S.A.
Like a rocky plain
No oxygen (IT’S BREATH TAKING)
Life on Pluto
• Blue and fluffy animals
• No plants
The End
Zach Morgan
Tyler Calkins
Ryan Murray
Nick Wurtz