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'''134340 Pluto''' was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh on February 18, 1930. It is named after one of the alternate names of Hades, the Greek god of the Underworld.
==Pluto in Brief==
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Tiny, cold and incredibly distant, Pluto was discovered in 1930 and long considered to be the ninth planet. But after the discoveries of similar intriguing worlds even farther out, Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet. This new class of worlds may offer some of the best evidence of the origins of our solar system.
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''(Text courtesy [http://sse.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Pluto NASA-JPL Solar System Exploration webpage on Pluto].)''
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The image on this page is a map of Pluto, created from the best data currently available.
 
The image on this page is a map of Pluto, created from the best data currently available.

Revision as of 18:04, 24 January 2010

Places in Fenspace
Pluto
Pluto.jpg
Planetary characteristics
Orbit39.481 686 77 AU from primary (Semi-major axis)
Diameter2,306 ± 20 km
Surface Gravity0.067g
Year90,613.305 days
Daysiderial: -6.387 230 days
Mean Temperaturemean 44°K
Atmospherenitrogen, methane
0.30 Pa (summer maximum)
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134340 Pluto was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh on February 18, 1930. It is named after one of the alternate names of Hades, the Greek god of the Underworld.

The image on this page is a map of Pluto, created from the best data currently available.

Places of Interest

Pluto is host to Hades Station, a research base set at the Pluto-Charon L3 point to study Cochrane's Limit.