How are pluto and most moons of the gas giant planets similar?
T's size, and it contains rock and also like many of the moons of the giant planets, it's icy, and a mixture of ice and rock. Use 1-800-2ChaCha for unlimited questions!
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Pluto, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn a...
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What year did Pluto stop being a planet?
In August of 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted...
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How many natural satellites does Pluto have?
Satellite, natural, celestial body orbiting a planet, dwarf p...
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How far away from the Sun is Pluto?
Pluto has a max. distance of 49.31 AU (4.583 billion miles) &...
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What color is pluto when seen from earth?
Pluto appears to be light brown. Pluto has never been visited...
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An atmosphere is simply a layer of gases that surrounds the w...
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What is the revolution period of Pluto and Charon?
Pluto's orbital period is 248 Earth years. Its orbital charac...
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If a rocket left pluto traveling 1000 mph how long would it take to reach the sun?
At its closest point, Pluto is only 29 astronomical units fro...
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Pluto's interior is primarily composed of ice. ChaCha!
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Have probes been sent to Pluto?
More than 30 space probes have been launched since the former...
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What color is pluto when seen from earth?
Pluto appears to be light brown. Pluto has never been visited...
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What is the diameter of Pluto in kilometers?
The diameter of Pluto is 1,444 miles. 1444miles= 2323.892736 ...
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Clyde W. Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory in Arizona did a very...
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Explain how pluto differs from the outer planets of the solar system?
Pluto is no longer classified as a planet rather it is a ball...
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The bright areas on Pluto's surface are believed to be a smor...
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The name Pluto was first suggested by Venetia Burney (later V...
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Is pluto a planet? If not why?
Dwarf planet: Pluto and any other round object that "has not ...
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Is Pluto the planet a dwarf planet?
Pluto is a dwarf planet by the ... definition and is recogniz...
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When did pluto become NOT a planet?
Friday, August 25, 2006; Pluto the planet is dead.
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Neither a planet nor a star, Pluto is a "dwarf planet" which ...
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Is pluto a planet? If not why?
Dwarf planet: Pluto and any other round object that "has not ...
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What is another name for Pluto?
Another name for Roman God Pluto? His greek name is Hades. An...
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Why was pluto considered not a planet?
Planet redefined to mean object that orbits sun & is large en...
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No. Pluto is now considered a "dwarf" planet. Thanx for using...
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Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?
Pluto is no longer considered a planet because astronomers ha...
About Pluto
At one time Pluto was the ninth planet in our solar system, that is until 2006. Scientists decided that Pluto was too small to be a planet, and was redesignated as a "dwarf planet," and is the largest body in the Kuiper Belt, which is a belt of asteroids that encircles the entire solar system. Pluto, depending on where it is in its orbit between 4.4 billion and 7.4 billion km from the sun.
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