Planetary Science | Planet Neptune | Dwarf Planet Pluto | The Moon

Is Pluto a moon?

no it's a dwarf planet

I would think that it is a dwarf planet, but its moon, Sharon, is nearly as big as it, so some MAY argue that Sharon is a dwarf planet and Pluto is the moon, but considering Pluto is slightly bigger than Sharon, I would think that Sharon would orbit Pluto rather than Pluto orbiting Sharon.

How long does it take for charon to orbit the sun?

Same as Pluto. Charon is a moon of Pluto. Same as Pluto. Charon is a moon of Pluto. Same as Pluto. Charon is a moon of Pluto. Same as Pluto. Charon is a moon of Pluto.

Could Pluto be a moon of neptune?

No, Pluto is a dwarf planet not a moon. Pluto orbits the sun not a planet.

Which is hotter the Moon or Pluto?

Day time on the Moon is hotter than Pluto. Night time on the moon is about as cold as Pluto, sometimes colder.

Which is actually larger in size the Earth's moon or Pluto?

Earth's moon is bigger than Pluto. Pluto is about 2/3rds the size of our moon

How does diameter of Pluto compare with that of our moon?

The moon is about 2,160 miles across. Pluto is about 1,475 miles across, so Pluto is about 68% the diameter of our moon.

Is the moon or Pluto bigger?

The diameter of the moon is about 56% longer than the diameter of Pluto. Using: Moon . . . 3,476 km Pluto. . . . 2,230 km

Is Pluto bigger than the earths moon?

no pluto is not bigger, it is the smaller the moon is bigger

Is Pluto larger or smaller than your Moon?

Pluto is smaller than Earth's moon.

Is the Earth's moon smaller than Pluto?

No, Pluto is actually 2/3 of Earth's moon. So Earth's moon is bigger than the dawf planet pluto.

Is Pluto's moon charon bigger than Pluto?

No. If that were the case then Pluto would be the moon of Charon. Charon is about half the size of Pluto.

How much bigger is Pluto's moon than Pluto?

Pluto has 3 moons, and all of them are smaller than Pluto. The largest moon, Charon, is about half the diameter of Pluto.

How much bigger is our moon than Pluto?

The Moon is about 1.49 times larger than Pluto.

Was Pluto a moon to any planets?

Yes, Pluto was a moon to one of the planets called Neptune.

How does the size of Pluto compare to the size of Earth's moon?

Pluto is smaller than the Earth's moon.

Is it true that Pluto is a moon?

No, a moon is an object orbiting a planet. Pluto orbits the sun, however, Pluto and its moon Charon orbit a common barycenter external to both bodies.

How far is Pluto from its moon?

Pluto has five moons. Its largest and closest moon, Charon, orbits about 18,000 kilometers above the surface of Pluto.

Is Pluto and Neptune's moon the same?

No. Pluto is a separate planet from Neptune and has its own moon. There is a theory that Pluto was once a moon of Neptune but managed to escape when the solar system was still young.

Where Pluto is which moon is the biggest moon hydra or nix?

Hydra because nix is further away from Pluto

Is Pluto bigger or smaller than our moon?

The dwarf planet Pluto is smaller than Earth's moon.

Is pluto bigger or smaller than your moon?

Pluto is both smaller and less massive than our Moon.

Why did Pluto go from being a planet to a moon?

Pluto isn't a moon, it orbits the sun, but it is a dwarf planet

Which weighs more the moon or Pluto?

In terms of mass - not weight - the Moon has more mass than Pluto. The Moon has a mass of 7.3477 x 1022 kg Pluto has a mass of 1.305 × 1022 kg or about 0.178 that of the Moon

Is the size of the moon the size of Pluto?

No its half as big as pluto.

Is Pluto a moon or a planet?

Pluto is considered a dwarf planet.

Is the moon bigger than Pluto?

yes it is. pluto is smaller