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Pluto: Facts

https://science.nasa.gov/dwarf-planets/pluto/facts

Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006...Introduction Pluto is a complex and mysterious world with...

Pluto

https://science.nasa.gov/dwarf-planets/pluto

Pluto was once our solar system's ninth planet, but has been reclassified as...as a dwarf planet. It's located in the Kuiper Belt....Pluto was once...

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What Is Pluto? (Grades 5

https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-pluto-grades-5-8

Pluto is a dwarf planet, a Kuiper Belt object and a trans-Neptunian object....Tombaugh, a U.S. astronomer, discovered Pluto in 1930....students...

Pluto & Dwarf Planets

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dwarf planets: In order of distance from the Sun they are: Ceres, Pluto, Haumea...Dwarf Planets Overview Pluto and other dwarf planets are a lot...

Solar System Multimedia

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Craters Dwarf Planets Ceres Eris Haumea Makemake Pluto Pluto Moons Charon Earth's...Meteors & Meteorites Moons Planet X Planetary Analogs Planets...

Ganymede: Facts

https://science.nasa.gov/jupiter/jupiter-moons/ganymede/facts

system, bigger than the planet Mercury and dwarf planet Pluto....system, bigger than the planet Mercury and dwarf planet Pluto. NASA’s Hubble...

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What Is Pluto? (Grades K

https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-pluto-grades-k-4

Pluto is a dwarf planet. A dwarf planet travels around, or orbits, the sun just...other planets. But it is much smaller. Clyde Tombaugh discovered...

Ames Contributions to the New Horizons Mission to Pluto

https://www.nasa.gov/ames/ames-contributions-to-the-new-horizons-mission-to-pluto

destination to flyby the dwarf planet Pluto on July 14. New Horizons...destination to flyby the dwarf planet Pluto on July 14. New Horizons is...

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Pluto: Preparing for the Perfect Alignment

https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/new-horizons/2016/07/22/pluto-preparing-for-the-perfect-alignment

surfaces in the Pluto system and the Kuiper Belt. Every year, planets orbiting the...surfaces in the Pluto system and the Kuiper Belt. Every year,...

Hypothetical Planet X

https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/planet-x

The existence of Planet X remains theoretical at this point. This hypothetical...hypothetical Neptune-sized planet would circle our Sun far beyond...

Moons: Facts

https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moons/facts

more than 890 moons. Many moons orbit planets, and even some asteroids have moons...around the planets in the early solar system. Moons orbit...

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Pluto: The 'Other' Red Planet

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/pluto-the-other-red-planet

What color is Pluto? The answer, revealed in the first maps made from New Horizons...What color is Pluto? The answer, revealed in the first maps...

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Rotating Pluto Animation

https://science.nasa.gov/asset/hubble/rotating-pluto-animation

never-before-seen surface of the distant planet Pluto is resolved in these NASA Hubble...aboard Hubble. Discovered in 1930, Pluto has always...

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The Surface of Pluto

https://science.nasa.gov/asset/hubble/the-surface-of-pluto

never-before-seen surface of the distant planet Pluto is resolved in these NASA Hubble...aboard Hubble. Discovered in 1930, Pluto has always...

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Pluto: Past and Future

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/pluto-past-future

Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto, the ninth planet in our solar system, on February...18, 1930. Many key questions about Pluto, it's moon Charon,...

Pluto Moons Archives

https://science.nasa.gov/category/solar-system/dwarf-planets/pluto/pluto-moons

astronomers considered Pluto as the solar system’s ninth planet. Its great distance...three… Jun 23, 2023 Article Pluto Photos of Pluto and its...

Interesting Fact of the Month 2020

https://www.nasa.gov/space-science-and-astrobiology-at-ames/interesting-fact-of-the-month-current/interesting-fact-of-the-month-2020

So far, we’ve featured some facts about Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and the moon....Interesting Facts about the Earth So far, we’ve featured some facts...

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15 Years Ago: New Horizons Launched to Pluto and Beyond

https://www.nasa.gov/history/15-years-ago-new-horizons-launched-to-pluto-and-beyond

all the known planets from Mercury to Neptune. That left only Pluto, then considered...considered the ninth planet in the solar...all the known...

Solar System: Facts

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includes the Sun, eight planets, five dwarf planets, and hundreds of moons,...the Sun, eight planets, five officially named dwarf planets, hundreds...

Neptune: Facts

https://science.nasa.gov/neptune/neptune-facts

Neptune is the eighth and most distant planet in our solar system. It was discovered...Sun as Earth. Neptune is the only planet in our solar system...

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Pluto: Facts

Pluto

What Is Pluto? (Grades 5

Pluto & Dwarf Planets

Solar System Multimedia

Ganymede: Facts

What Is Pluto? (Grades K

Ames Contributions to the New Horizons Mission to Pluto

Pluto: Preparing for the Perfect Alignment

Hypothetical Planet X

Moons: Facts

Pluto: The 'Other' Red Planet

Rotating Pluto Animation

The Surface of Pluto

Pluto: Past and Future