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Post by TheOcelot1978 on May 5, 2020 5:01:03 GMT -5
 Diameter: 1,207.2 km Mass: 1.55 × 10^21 kg (2.1% Moon) Orbits: Pluto - Charon Barycentre Orbit Distance: 17,536 km Pluto Distance: 19,596 km Orbit Length: 6.4 days Surface Temperature: −220 °C Discovery Date: June 22, 1978 Discovered By: James Christie |
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Post by abbybaby on May 5, 2020 5:03:00 GMT -5
Whoa, how did it get its name?
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Post by TheOcelot1978 on May 5, 2020 5:03:35 GMT -5
From space-facts.com
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Post by abbybaby on May 5, 2020 5:15:26 GMT -5
Ohh, I always said CHAR-on.
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Post by TheOcelot1978 on May 5, 2020 5:15:42 GMT -5
The moon likes to get tricky with us.
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Post by Chris Johnson on May 5, 2020 5:16:24 GMT -5
Is Charon the one that has volcanoes that spit out ice? Or was that a rumor?
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Post by TheOcelot1978 on May 5, 2020 5:17:12 GMT -5
I don't know. But we've supposedly never visited Pluto or Charon via spacecraft. I didn't know that until today.
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Post by Chris Johnson on May 5, 2020 5:17:54 GMT -5
Really? I thought we got something to land there. I guess I was just hopeful.
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Post by Talira Greycrest on May 5, 2020 7:29:02 GMT -5
In July 2015, NASA's New Horizons space probe flew past Pluto. Unfortunately, Pluto's distance from Earth makes in-depth study difficult. Fun facts about Pluto: - Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh on February 18th, 1930, 15 years after its existence was predicted by American astronomer, Percival Lowell.
- It takes 247 years for Pluto to complete its orbit around the Sun.
- Pluto is named after the Roman god of the underworld.
- Pluto's approximate distance from the Sun is around 5,945,900,000km.
- Thanks to its elliptical orbit, Pluto is sometimes closer to the Sun than Neptune.
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Post by Topanga on May 5, 2020 7:37:21 GMT -5
In July 2015, NASA's New Horizons space probe flew past Pluto. Unfortunately, Pluto's distance from Earth makes in-depth study difficult. Fun facts about Pluto: - Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh on February 18th, 1930, 15 years after its existence was predicted by American astronomer, Percival Lowell.
- It takes 247 years for Pluto to complete its orbit around the Sun.
- Pluto is named after the Roman god of the underworld.
- Pluto's approximate distance from the Sun is around 5,945,900,000km.
- Thanks to its elliptical orbit, Pluto is sometimes closer to the Sun than Neptune.
that's neat information. |
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Post by Ignored on May 5, 2020 8:05:14 GMT -5
Now I know how to say the name correctly.  |
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Post by Markus Walker on May 5, 2020 9:02:32 GMT -5
That's a mighty big moon.
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Post by Sir Amadeus on May 5, 2020 9:42:06 GMT -5
It almost looks like Pluto itself.
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Post by lucy hanson on May 5, 2020 9:43:43 GMT -5
Tidal? As in ocean?
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Post by Something Loud on May 5, 2020 10:27:44 GMT -5
It almost looks like Pluto itself. a lot of the other planets have huge moons. |
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