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Pluto-dwarf planet

Pluto-dwarf planet. This is a photograph of Pluto. Pluto is not a multiple of a planets. Elizabeth Ramsammy. History. Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto on February 18, 1930. Pluto got its name named after a Roman god of the underworld. Pluto ’ s symbol is:.

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Pluto-dwarf planet

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  1. Pluto-dwarf planet This is a photograph of Pluto. Pluto is not a multiple of a planets. Elizabeth Ramsammy

  2. History • Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto on February 18, 1930. • Pluto got its name named after a Roman god of the underworld. • Pluto’s symbol is:

  3. History for The Other Dwarf Planets • Ceres: Italian Giuseppe Piazzi discovered Ceres on January 1, 1801. • Eris: Mike Brown discovered Eris on January 5, 2005. • Make-make: A team of astronomers led by Mike Brown discovered Make-Make in March 2005. • Haumea: Haumea was discovered in 2004.(couldn’t find name)

  4. Solar System • The order from the sun is the ninth planet.(not a planet anymore!) • The distance from the sun is 6 billion kilometers. WOW!!!!! • The orbital period is 248 earth years. • The Rotation Period is about 6 Earth days for one Pluto day. • On March 23, 2178, Pluto will finish its or- bit.

  5. Solar System of The Other Dwarf Planets • Ceres was considered a planet for around 50 years before being reclassified as a dwarf planet. • Eris was considered as the tenth planet but then it was reclassified as a dwarf planet. • Make-make was considered as a planet then it was reclassified as a dwarf planet. • Haumea was considered another planet then it was a dwarf planet too.

  6. Moons • Pluto has 5 moons. • Pluto’s moons are Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra.

  7. Moons For The Other Dwarf Planets • Haumea has two moons : Hi’iaka and Namaka • Eris has one moon : Dysnomia • Make-make has no moons • Ceres does not have any moons, either.

  8. Planet appearance • Pluto’s appearance is bright polar cap. It also looks like a gray rock. • People thought Pluto was red but it was actually gray. • Pluto consists of rock with a very thick coating of ice. • This is a picture of Pluto.

  9. Other Appearances • Haumea looks like a gray rock and looks like an egg. • Make-make looks red. • Eris looks half gray and half muddy. • Ceres looks kind of gray and white.

  10. Rings • Pluto doesn’t have any rings. • This is a picture of beautiful Pluto!

  11. Exploration • Charon was the name given to Pluto’s satellite when it was found in 1930. • This is a photo of the rover sent to Pluto for the first time.

  12. Interesting Facts • If you are wondering if Pluto will ever hit Neptune- EVER, it won’t. Remember, Pluto takes a longer time to orbit the sun than Neptune does. • Pluto was the smallest planet and furthest planet away from the sun in our solar system, now it’s not even officially recognized as a planet! • Pluto temperatures range from -235 Degrees Celsius to -210 Degrees Celsius.

  13. Did you finish early? • Pluto’s atmosphere is made of nitrogen with some carbon monoxide and methane. • This is a picture of the planets in the Solar system and Pluto’s unusual orbit.

  14. All About The Other Dwarf Planets • Ceres is located in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It was discovered in 1801. Ceres was considered a planet for around 50 years before being reclassified as an asteroid and once again as a dwarf planet in 2006. • Eris was discovered in 2005 and was referred as the tenth planet until it was reclassified in 2006. It is the largest dwarf planet.

  15. All About The Dwarf Planets • Make-make was discovered in 2005 and the third largest dwarf planet behind Eris and Pluto. • Haumea was discovered in 2004 and named a dwarf planet in 2008.

  16. Picture of the Dwarf Planets

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