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{{Planet | {{Planet | ||
|name=Pluto | |name=Pluto | ||
|image=[[File:Pluto. | |image=[[File:Pluto-NewHorizons.png|250px]] | ||
|star, position= [[Sol system|Sol]] | |star, position= [[Sol system|Sol]] | ||
|moon(s)= 5 | |moon(s)= 5 | ||
|satellite(s)= | |satellite(s)= | ||
|gravity= 0.067 g | |gravity= 0.067 g | ||
|diameter= {{Convert| | |diameter= {{Convert|2370|km|mi}} | ||
|daylength=6 days 9 hours 17 minutes | |daylength=6 days 9 hours 17 minutes | ||
|yearlength=248.09 years | |yearlength=248.09 years | ||
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Pluto was discovered during 1930, and was then thought to be the ninth and final planet of the Solar System. Its first moon, Charon, was discovered during 1978. During 2005, two smaller moons were discovered. During 2006, arguments began to arise on whether Pluto was actually large enough to be considered a planet. After much debate, Pluto (along with the asteroid Ceres and the object Eris) became newly classified as dwarf planets. | Pluto was discovered during 1930, and was then thought to be the ninth and final planet of the Solar System. Its first moon, Charon, was discovered during 1978. During 2005, two smaller moons were discovered. During 2006, arguments began to arise on whether Pluto was actually large enough to be considered a planet. After much debate, Pluto (along with the asteroid Ceres and the object Eris) became newly classified as dwarf planets. | ||
In 2006, a space probe named ''New Horizons'' was launched to gather more information on Pluto. It | In 2006, a space probe named ''New Horizons'' was launched to gather more information on Pluto. It arrived at the dwarf planet in 2015. It was the first spacecraft to ever visit Pluto. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Outerplanets.jpg|Pluto along with Uranus, Neptune and Neptune's moon Triton. | File:Outerplanets.jpg|Pluto along with Uranus, Neptune and Neptune's moon Triton. | ||
File:Pluto.jpg|Artist conception of the dwarf planet. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
