8 things you should know about
PLUTO
by Emma Gatti
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Pluto has a diameter of about 2,380 km, 2/3 the size of the Earth’s Moon
IT'S SMALL
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Pluto is about
6 billion km
from Earth
IT'S FAR
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A year on Pluto corresponds
to 248 Earth years.
A day on Pluto lasts 153 hours, about 6 Earth days
IT'S SLOW
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Light on Pluto is much dimmer than on Earth.
At noon on Pluto there is the same amount of light that there is in Milan, in July, at 9:20 pm
IT'S DARK
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Pluto has a thin atmosphere of nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide.
The atmosphere has a blue tint and is distinctly layered
IT'S HAZY
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Charon,
Kerberos,
Styx,
Nix
and Hydra
IT HAS
5 MOONS
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The temperature fluctuates between -228 and -238 degrees Celsius
IT'S COLD
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In 1930
Venetia Burney,
who was only 11
at the time,
suggested the
name Pluto
A GIRL NAMED IT