Pluto - Wikipedia
WEBPluto is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, the ninth-largest and tenth-most-massive object to orbit the Sun. It has five known moons: Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra, and was visited by New Horizons in 2015.
Pluto - NASA Science
WEBPluto is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, discovered in 1930 and reclassified in 2006. Learn about its features, moons, and the first and only mission to explore it by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.
Pluto & Dwarf Planets - NASA Science
WEBPluto is by far the most famous dwarf planet. Discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930, Pluto was long considered our solar system's ninth planet. But after other astronomers found similar intriguing worlds deeper in the distant Kuiper Belt – the IAU reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet in 2006.
In Depth | Pluto – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBPluto is a dwarf planet that orbits beyond Neptune and has five moons, including the large Charon. Learn about its size, distance, orbit, surface, atmosphere, and history from NASA's website.
Pluto Facts - Science@NASA
WEBPluto is a dwarf planet with an equatorial diameter of about 1,477 miles (2,377 kilometers). It orbits the Sun at an average distance of 3.7 billion miles (5.9 billion kilometers), and has five known moons, including the large Charon.
All About Pluto | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
WEBSep 1, 2024 · Learn fun facts and explore Pluto, the largest and most famous dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt. Find out why Pluto is not a planet, how it orbits the Sun, and what New Horizons spacecraft discovered about it.
Pluto: Everything you need to know about the dwarf planet - Space.com
WEBJul 28, 2022 · Learn about Pluto, the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system, and its orbit, composition, moons and history. Find out why Pluto is no longer considered a planet and how it was...
Pluto | Size, Moons, Temperature, & Facts | Britannica
WEBAug 31, 2024 · Pluto is a dwarf planet with an eccentric and inclined orbit that varies from 29.7 to 49.5 AU from the Sun. It has one large moon, Charon, and a retrograde rotation period of 6.3873 days.
Pluto isn’t a planet — but it gives us clues for how the ... - NPR
WEBJun 22, 2024 · Though Pluto has formally been considered a dwarf planet for almost two decades, it still has many lessons left for planetary scientists — including hints about how the solar system formed.
Did Pluto ever actually stop being a planet? Experts debate.
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · Pluto was demoted from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union, but some scientists argue that it never stopped being a planet. Learn the criteria, the...
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