29/02/24
Maitri
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Pluto is a Dwarf Planet. Dwarf planets are smaller than planets. The first three objects classified as dwarf planets were Pluto, Eris, and Ceres.
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In August 2006 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) downgraded the status of Pluto from planet to “dwarf planet.”
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The Kuiper Belt is a donut-shaped region of icy bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. This is where Pluto can be found.
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Because of its elliptical orbit it means that on occasion Pluto is actually closer to The Sun than Neptune.
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Pluto is really small for something in space, in fact it’s smaller than Earth’s Moon. It’s radius is 1,188.3 km.
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Pluto is the only place other than Earth in our solar system that has white-peaked mountains, but these white caps aren’t made of snow. Instead, they’re made of methane frost.
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It takes Pluto 248 Earth years to orbit the Sun. This means a year on the Dwarf Planet is the same as 248 Earth years.
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It takes Pluto about 6 Earth days to turn on its axis meaning a day for Pluto is 153 hours.
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