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Pluto is a dwarf planet. It is smaller than the other planets. It also has a very irregular orbit.
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What does Pluto and other dwarf planets have in common?
they are all very small
How small is Pluto from the other planets?
The planet Pluto is the most outer planet in the solar system , so it is very ,very far indeed.
How is Pluto different from other gas planets?
Pluto is not a planet anymore, it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet since 2006. It is very different from the four gas giants, much smaller and less massive. It has a solid, well defined surface, unlike the gas giant planets.
Why does Pluto appear different from the gas giant planets?
Because Pluto is not a gas giant. It's a very small dwarf planet.
Pluto's orbit around the Sun is very different than those of other planets. How is it different?
The minor planet Pluto has an orbit which is inclined to the plane of the ecliptic. It is also a highly eccentric ellipse, causing it sometimes to pass inside the orbit of Neptune.
Why is Pluto so tiny?
how were planets made? well planets were made with the debris in the space. Some observed a lot of debris but some planets observed very little. And so did Pluto it observed very little , even less than any other planet.
Why is Pluto different from the other planets?
Since it was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh, many astronomers have felt uneasy about Pluto being called a "planet" for three reasons: (a) Pluto, with a diameter of 2275 km, is very much smaller than any of the other planets of the Solar System; in fact, it is only about two-thirds the size of our Moon. (b) Its highly elongated orbit is greatly tilted at a sharp angle to the orbital planeof the other planets; in other words, all the other planets revolve around the Sun at almost the same plane. (c) Furthermore, it is the only planet with an orbit that intrudes to the orbit of another planet (that of Neptune).The other outer planets are very large and gaseous. Pluto is very small, and doesn't have as much gas.
How does Puto differ from the outer planets of the solar system?
Pluto is a lot smaller than other planets in out solar system. This was not noticeable in earlier years because there wasn't the technology to very accurately compare it to other planets. Because of it's small size Pluto was determined a dwarf.
How is Pluto different from the gas planets?
Pluto is not a planet anymore, it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet since 2006. It is very different from the four gas giants, much smaller and less massive. It has a solid.
How does Pluto orbit?
the way of Pluto orbiting the sun is different when compared to others.....the other planets revolve in eliptical plane closer to sun....but Pluto orbits in a much more inclined orbit and the orbit formed is a very narrow and long eclipse....that's why the Pluto remains closer to sun for a very short time.....
What planets orbit is so eccentric?
All the planets in the solar system have very low eccentric orbits.
Why do scientists know less about Pluto than about other planets?
Pluto is difficult to observe astronomically, because it is both very far away, and relatively small, so people can't get information.
