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DEFINITION OF A PLANET
“A non-luminous celestial body larger than an asteroid or comet, illuminated by light from a star, such as the sun, around which it revolves.” (www.nasa.gov)
WHAT IS A DWARF PLANET?
WHY PLUTO ISN’T ANYMORE CONSIDERED A PLANET?
WHEN THEY DISCOVERED COMETS AND ASTEROIDS BIGGER THAN PLUTO THEY DECIDED THAT PLUTO WAS TO SMALL FOR BEING A PLANET.
PLUTO DISCOVERER
In February 18,1930 a man named ClydeW.Tombaughdiscovered Pluto.(www.wikipedia.org)
He discovered Pluto using a Newtonian Telescope.
PLUTO’S SIZE
CHARON is the moon of Pluto and its half its size.
PLUTO is the second largest dwarf planet. (after Eris)
www.nasa.gov
PLUTO’S TEMPERATURE
VERY COLD
Freezing
PLUTO’S MATERIALS
ICE ROCK
METHANE GAS
NITROGEN
PLUTO SPINS ON IT’S AXIS
ONE DAY ON PLUTO = 6 EARTH DAYS.
PLUTO’S REVOLUTION AROUND THE SUN
ONE REVOLUTION AROUND THE SUN = 248 EARTH YEARS.
CHARON
CHARON IS THE BIGGEST MOON OF PLUTO.
CHARON
NIX
NIX IS A NATURAL SATELLITE OF PLUTO AND WAS DISCOVERED IN 2005.
NIX
HYDRA
HYDRA IS A NATURAL SATELLITE OF
PLUTO AND IT WAS DISCOVERED IN
2005 BY THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE.
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