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Pluto | |
Unmanned scientific probe in orbit around Pluto | |
Planetary characteristics | |
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Orbit | 39.481 686 77 AU from primary (Semi-major axis) |
Diameter | 2,306 ± 20 km |
Surface Gravity | 0.067g |
Year | 90,613.305 days |
Day | siderial: -6.387 230 days |
Mean Temperature | mean 44°K |
Atmosphere | nitrogen, methane 0.30 Pa (summer maximum) |
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.
Places of Interest
Pluto is host to Hades Station, a research base set at the Pluto-Charon L3 point to study Cochrane's Limit.
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