Pluto

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PLUTOS FACTS pluto is not considerd a planit any more. it is considered a dwarf planit now. pluto was discovered in 1930. it was discovered by cyled tombaugh. pluto was discoverd by a 11 year old girle in ingland. she named it after the roman god of the under world. pluto is a redish brownish color. if you were on pluto the sun would look like a star. if you would have wayed 4 ponds on earth you would way 70 on pluto. pluto is smaller than 7 moons in the sooler system. the regulor tempiture on pluto would be -393 ferenhight or -236 celceous. scientist believe that pluto was a moon but it escaped from its orbite.pluto is also on a diffrnt orbit than use. plutos diamiter is 1410 miles. it takes 248.8 earth years for it to around the sun. pluto has methan, nitrogen andcarbon dixiode

Plutos moon

plutos moon is huge. it is half the size of pluto.

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Pluto is not considered a planit any more. it is considered a dwarf planit. pluto is smaller than earths moon. pluto is a redish brown color. pluto was named by a 11 year old girl from ingland. she named it after the roman god of the under world. plutos moon is huge. it is half the size of pluto. if you were on pluto the sun would look like a star it is so far away. the atmosphere of pluto contains methane, nitrogine and carbon dioxide. some of the astronimers belive that pluto was a moon one but some how escaped from its orbite. pluto was discovered in1930. it was discovered by clyde tombaugh. pluto has difrent orbit times than other planits. it has a diamiter about 1410 miles. it takes pluto 248.8 earth years to make a trip aropund the sun. each day on pluto is 6.39 earth days. the averge tempiture on pluto is -393 ferinhight. and -236 celceous. pluto has a moon called charon. charon is about 730 miles in diamitore witch is also 1170 kilometers. pluto has never been visited by a space craft. if you wayed 4 ponds on earth you would way 70 on pluto. pluto is smaller than 7 moons in are soller system.

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