Pluto (;




Moons- Charon, Nix, Hydra





Atmoshphere made up of ; Nitrogen , Carbon Monoxide, Methane




Pluto, the name - Greek God of Wealth, Ruled the dark underworld of Myth, lord of death.

Venetia Burny, 11 year old In Oxford England suggested the name.



Symbol ;






Surface; Mostly Icey, 50-70% Rock.

Solid Methan & Carbon Monoxide make up the surface.



Location to the sun;

29 & 39 AU ,


4.4 to 7.4 Billion Kilometers.


Revolution Time;


About 248 Years.

Rotation Time;

- Rotates on axis every 6.39 days.

- Takes 247.8 years to revolve around sun.



Surface;


Mostly Icey; 50-70% Rock.

Solid Methan & Carbon Monoxide make up the surface.

Location To The Sun;

4.4 to 7.4 Billion Kilometers.


15 Facts; (;

- Lenth Of Day is 6.39 Earth Days

-Tilt of Axis is 122.5 Degrees

-Discover- Clyde Tombaugh

-Discovery Date- February 18, 1930

- Diameter at equator' ,1,482 miles * ( smallest planet ]

-Not a planet anymore

-Was Known as the smallest planet

-Pluto given the number; 134340

-Best image of Pluto is from the Hubble Space Telescope

-Temp. Range ; -240 Degrees C

-Winds are not measurable

-Now called a dwarf planet

-Hasn't cleared out its orbit

-Pluto's a binary system

-Smalled than any planet even moons

-Closer to Sun Pluto wold be a comet






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