What Does Pluto Look Like

The planet Pluto’s is named after Hades, the mythological greek god known as the ruler of the underworld. After gathering too many suggestions and experiencing several debates, the planet was named as Pluto partly because it is very far from the sun. The planet is perpetually dark. Another reason for its name is because PL are Percival Lowell’s initials, the man who theorized that another planet existed. The planet was discovered in 1930.

Pluto, when compared to the other eight planets in the solar system is smaller. It is even identified as the solar system’s smallest planet. It is considered as a dwarf planet on the year 2006, that orbits usually past the Neptune’s orbit. Its composition is still unknown and its density has an indication that it is probable to contain a mixture of 30% water ice and 70% rock. Pluto’s atmosphere is probable to consist basically of nitrogen combined with methane and carbon monoxide.

The planet’s orbit has an eccentricity that brings it inside the planet Neptune’s orbital path. Planet Pluto owns one satellite known as Charon, which has an estimated diameter of about 1200km or 750ml, resulting to the pair being closest in size compared to any other planet/moon combination. As far as researches are concerned, Pluto has not yet been visited by any spacecraft and pictures taken from its surface are blurry. However, it is known that on the year 2015, a spacecraft referred to as New Horizons that is launched last 2006 by NASA will come to visit the Planet Pluto.

28 Responses to “What Does Pluto Look Like”

  1. Hey October 18th, 2010 at 1:57 pm

    Coooool!!!

  2. dima December 1st, 2010 at 3:38 am

    amazing

  3. Esay E December 1st, 2010 at 4:37 pm

    it is B.S that pluto is not a planet no more it makes me mad

  4. katie December 7th, 2010 at 10:54 pm

    i really love to learn about pluto

  5. katie December 7th, 2010 at 10:55 pm

    pluto looks like ice and rock together

  6. Samantha January 31st, 2011 at 4:49 pm

    Coooooooool :)

  7. Neat, I like cookies (>^_^)>(:':) February 4th, 2011 at 2:18 am

    :’( poor poor Pluto, not a planet, what a shame, orbit’s off, poor poor website, needs to be updated, what a shame… lolz…

  8. Detronator February 23rd, 2011 at 4:51 pm

    Poor poor pluto i wish someonee would just go up there and see the amzing sites of it. Pluto may be small but it is truly AMAZING

  9. NONEYA February 27th, 2011 at 10:02 pm

    PLUTO IS THE BEST WHO CARES ABOUT THE REST LOL XD

  10. JennCarlyAlexAli March 3rd, 2011 at 2:54 pm

    I HEART PLUTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO<3333 heartzheartzzzzzzzzzzz

  11. Awesome Person x2 March 7th, 2011 at 3:20 pm

    This is an amazinngggggg website. pluto is a flipping planet no matta what no stupod scientists say!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  12. ethan March 9th, 2011 at 6:36 pm

    plutoooooooooooo is so awsome f those other planets

  13. aaawwww March 20th, 2011 at 5:51 pm

    i think pluto should still be a planet because it is still in our solar system

  14. aaawwww March 20th, 2011 at 5:52 pm

    pluto rocks

  15. Mother F***er March 24th, 2011 at 10:59 pm

    Cool pluto some one goddess naMED apallow

  16. stephanie March 25th, 2011 at 5:26 pm

    i <3 pluto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  17. Rhianna May 12th, 2011 at 3:11 am

    pluto is a aaaaaaaaaaaa ssmmmmmaaaallllll planet!

  18. im a single laddy May 12th, 2011 at 3:13 am

    i i love pluto

  19. Panda!! May 12th, 2011 at 6:00 pm

    pluto is awesome!
    it’s so tiny.
    like tiny tina. :)
    just like her….. :D

  20. Panda! May 12th, 2011 at 6:10 pm

    I’M ON A PLUTO!!
    :D D

  21. rhiannon May 19th, 2011 at 3:26 am

    I love pluto

  22. DEEPANSHU July 11th, 2011 at 10:03 am

    pluto is lost

  23. Manno August 15th, 2011 at 5:05 am

    Pluto Pluto Pluto, What have we ever done to make u so far from us!!!

  24. keke September 20th, 2011 at 10:37 pm

    pluto is great!!!!!!!!!!

  25. chonchita September 28th, 2011 at 7:56 pm

    hey these are awesome facts these helped me alot!!:)

  26. SNUGGLY WUGGLY September 29th, 2011 at 11:26 pm

    I JUST LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVEEE TO SNUGGLE WITH THE PLANET PLUTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LUVV UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

  27. person October 16th, 2011 at 7:13 am

    There’s hope! Pluto is still a planet, its just a type of planet called a dwarf planet! Yay!

  28. Bethie November 1st, 2011 at 9:56 am

    I’m sooooo glad that there is a good website on Pluto!!! The rest are, like, WEIRD!!
    I’m doing a reaserch topic on pluto @ the mo so yea…….

    ILY PLUTO!!

    DONT WORRY I STILL CONSIDER U AS A PLANET!


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