Pluto

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134340 Pluto
Pluto-Charon.jpg
Unmanned Artemis Foundation scientific probe in orbit around Pluto
Planetary characteristics
Orbitsemi-major axis 39.445 AU, eccentricity 0.250
Diameter2,306 ± 20 km
Surface Gravity0.067g
Year90,487.28 days (247.74 Earth years)
Day153.2935 hours
Mean Temperaturemean 44°K
Atmospherenitrogen, methane
0.30 Pa (summer maximum)
Political AffiliationFenspace Convention
GovernmentMeritocracy
CapitalHades Station
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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.

Places of Interest

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

Map of Pluto, created from the best data currently available to 'Danelaw astronomers
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