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[[Image:Pluto.jpg|thumb|The Dwarf Planet Pluto through an artist's | [[Image:Pluto.jpg|thumb|The Dwarf Planet Pluto through an artist's perception.]] | ||
'''Pluto''' is a small celestial object in the [[Solar System]], and the second-largest known dwarf planet (after Eris) as well as the tenth-largest body observed directly orbiting the [[Sun]]. It was named after the Roman God of the Underworld. The [[Remote Scanning Outpost]] ''[[Democritus]]'' is on this Dwarf Planet. On November 3, [[2552]], the Monitoring Station detects [[Cortana]]'s signal in [[Slipspace]] with [[Dr. Halsey]]'s message to [[Lord Hood]].<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 212</ref> | '''Pluto''' is a small celestial object in the [[Solar System]], and the second-largest known dwarf planet (after Eris) as well as the tenth-largest body observed directly orbiting the [[Sun]]. It was named after the Roman God of the Underworld. The [[Remote Scanning Outpost]] ''[[Democritus]]'' is on this Dwarf Planet. On November 3, [[2552]], the Monitoring Station detects [[Cortana]]'s signal in [[Slipspace]] with [[Dr. Halsey]]'s message to [[Lord Hood]].<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 212</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Pluto was discovered in 1930, then thought to be the ninth and final planet of the Solar System. Its first moon, Charon, was discovered in 1978. In 2005, 2 more smaller moons were discovered. In 2006, | Pluto was discovered in 1930, then thought to be the ninth and final planet of the Solar System. Its first moon, Charon, was discovered in 1978. In 2005, 2 more smaller moons were discovered. In 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. | ||
==New Horizons Space Probe== | ==New Horizons Space Probe== |