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What is the similarities and differences of the planet mars and Pluto?
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Similarities
• Both celestial objects are located in our Solar System and orbit around the Sun in relatively elliptical orbits compared to the planets.
• Until August 2006, both Mars and Pluto were considered planets by mankind.
• Both celestial objects are terrestrial, which means they have a rocky surface.
• Both celestial objects are close to some kind of belt in our Solar System (Mars is close to the asteroid belt; Pluto is close to the Kuiper Belt).
• Both celestial objects have atmospheres composed primarily of CO2 (carbon dioxide).
• Both celestial objects' temperatures reach well below zero in both Fahrenheit and Celsius degrees.
• Both celestial objects have moons.
• Both celestial objects have a tilt and thus both have seasons.
Differences
• Mars is a planet; Pluto is a dwarf planet.
• Mars is located in the inner Solar System; Pluto is located in the outer Solar System.
• They are different in mass, density, and gravitational pull.
• They are different in their relative distances from the Sun.
• They are different in their rotational and orbital periods.
• Both are different in the amount of moons they have (Mars has 2; Pluto has 5).
• Mars has been studied by many unmanned missions, but to date, Pluto hasn't been visited by an unmanned mission, and this will stay that way until 2015, when the spacecraft New Horizonsarrives at Pluto.
• Mars and Pluto's seasons have different lengths (on Mars, a season is less than one Earth year long; on Pluto, a season is at least 50 Earth years long.
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Which planet mercury mars earth Pluto is not a planet?
Pluto is not a planet (it's a dwarf planet)
Is mars the planet farthest from the sun?
No, Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. Dwarf Planet Pluto is the furthest from the Sun.No.Mars is the 4th planet from the sun.The furthest planet from the sun is Neptune.Previously the furthest was Pluto, however Pluto is no longer classified as a planet.
What is the dwarf planet closest to mars?
Pluto, I believe.
Is Pluto the farthest away from Mars?
Pluto has been declassified as a major planet, so it seems you are asking whether Pluto is the furthest dwarf planet from Mars. The answer is no since the finding of Eris that is 25% more massive than Pluto.
Is Earth and Mars the same planet?
No, but they have similarities.
Which planet mercury mars earth Pluto is not a planet?
Pluto is not a planet (it's a dwarf planet)
What are mars and plutos differences?
pluto (no longer classed as a planet) is furtherst away from the sun whereas mars is alot closer. so it is hot hot hot!! and pluto is COLD COLD COLD !!
Why is Pluto called the red planet?
Pluto is not called the red planet. That is Mars.
Is mars the planet farthest from the sun?
No, Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. Dwarf Planet Pluto is the furthest from the Sun.No.Mars is the 4th planet from the sun.The furthest planet from the sun is Neptune.Previously the furthest was Pluto, however Pluto is no longer classified as a planet.
Is Mars the ruling planet of Scorpio?
No, Mars was the ruling planet of Scorpio until Pluto was discovered. Then, Pluto became the ruling planet of Scorpio.
Is Mars the ice planet?
no Pluto is the ice planet
Is Pluto the red planet?
No. Mars is the red planet.
What planet is 3030000000km from Pluto?
mars
Is Pluto a red planet?
No. Pluto is not a planet and has an overall brownish color. Mars is known as the red planet.
Is Pluto a planet or some type of satellite?
Pluto is a dwarf planet, so it is technically, it is not a planet like earth or mars.
Is mars the?
Mars is not the smallest planet because Pluto is. Though, scientists now say that Pluto is no longer a true planet. That makes Mercury the smallest planet in our Solar System.
The smallest planet is?
Pluto was the smallest but is no longer classed as a planet, it is now a dwarf planet, so going by that, Mercury is now the smallest, followed by Mars, so it would be Mars.
