Facts about Pluto

 Fact 1 :- Pluto is known as dwarf planet.

In the last blog I mentioned that pluto and other some planets named and considered as dwarf planet and not as a planet according to the definition of planet given by International Astronomical Union (IUA).

According to IUA definition of planet is :-

a) It is orbiting around the sun.

b) It must be big enough to have enough gravity to force it into a spherical shape.

c) It must be big enough that it’s gravity cleared away any other objects of similar size near its orbit around the sun.

Pluto follows point a and b but not c that’s why it is considered as dwarf planet and not as a planet.

I hope so that now it is cleared to you if you have any doubt regarding previous blog.

Fact 2 :- Pluto’s temperature is -225°C (i.e. -390°F)

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Fact 3 :- Pluto is revolving around the sun in highly eliptical orbit.

Fact 4 :- Pluto takes 248 earth years to complete ine revolution around the sun.

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Fact 5 :- Pluto was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh.

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Fact 6:- There are total 5 moons of Pluto [ Charon, Nix, Hydra, Styx and Kerberos] among these Charon is the half the size of pluto.

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Fact 7 :- New Horizon spacecraft was sent to space to study pluto and it reaches at pluto on 15 Jan 2015.

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Fact 8 :- Clyde W. Tombaugh ashes are sent with New Horizon. This is a great honour to an astronomer.

Fact 9 :- Pluto was named by a 11 year old girl live in England name Percival Lowell.

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Fact 10 :- There are 4 other dwarf plantes along with pluto named as Ceres, Haumea, Makemake, Eris dysnomia.

Fact 11 :- According to the scientists the ice on the pluto is of Nitrogen ice, Carbon monoxide ( CO ) ice, Methane ( CH4 ) ice.

This is how planet pluto look likes.

Fact 12 :- Scientists believe that pluto has weather.

This is how weather look likes.

Image credit of Fact 11,12 is A video clip from YouTube Channel National Geography. Link —> https://youtu.be/4NY63IYN-UM

Image of Pluto taken from Hubble Telescope. 

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