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Dwarf Planet Pluto

A dwarf planet that was the 9th planet from the Sun in our solar system until 2006 when it was determined it did not satisfy the requirements of being a planet.

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Which planet is believed by astronomers might be the core of what used to be a much larger planet?

Astronomers believe that Mercury might be the core of what used to be a much larger planet due to its large metallic core relative to its size and lack of a substantial mantle. This hypothesis suggests that a collision with another large body stripped away much of its outer layers, leaving behind the dense core that we observe today.

Is Pluto or Uranus closer to the sun?

Uranus is closer to the sun than Pluto. Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun, while Pluto is considered a dwarf planet and orbits beyond Neptune in the Kuiper Belt.

Why does it take the outer planets so long to orbit?

The larger the radius of your orbit from a common center, the farther the distance you would be traveling around that object as is the case with planets farther from the sun. Substantially, planets have lower masses than the sun, thereby weaker gravitational interaction, lower space velocity, which makes them "creep" slower in their orbits. If you place a star, say the same mass as the Sun in the orbit of Neptune, the time it takes for the two stars to complete one revolution around each other would be shorter.

How far is Pluto from Kepler 22b?

Kepler-22b is about 620 light years or about 3.6 quadrillion miles away. It works out to the same whether you use Pluto or Earth as a reference point, as our distance to Pluto is tiny compared with our distance to Kepler-22b.

Has the planet 'Pluto' been lost?

It is not considered a planet anymore, so yes, you could say that.

Does a planet's distance from the sun relate to the type of surface on that planet?

No.

This is a case of "correlation does not imply causation". In our solar system, the planets closest to the star are terrestrial planets and the planets farther from the star are gas giants. After the gas giants are the dwarf planets which are also terrestrial. That order can easily be changed. In other solar systems it is quite possible that the gas giants would be the planets closest to the star at roughly the same distances as the terrestrial planets are in our solar system.

What dwarf planet was discovered in 2004?

The dwarf planet discovered in 2004 is Haumea. It was officially recognized as a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union in September 2008.

Can you explain the controversy about Pluto?

The first controversy over Pluto is that its orbit is not in the same plane (flat) as the rest of the planets. It also has different characteristics from the other planets. Some think that it is a comet that lost its moisture and was captured by our Sun's gravity.

Is a meteor terrestrial or gas giant?

Neither. A meteor is not a planet. A meteor is a piece of rock or metal falling through the atmosphere.

Is Venus warmer than Pluto?

Yes Pluto is -205 and Neptune is -220

Yes because Pluto is -205 and neptune is -220. why? like venus, neptune has little clouds that keep the cold in. Its the same as venus being hotter than mercury. even though Pluto is futher than Neptune, neptune is colder

Why do Pluto sometimes become nearer to the sun?

Pluto and its atmosphere never gets close to the sun. If it has an atmosphere, it is totally frozen. If it has an atmosphere and it gets closer to the sun, Pluto probably does not have enough gravy to hold on to its atmosphere as the planet warms up. If something happened and sent Pluto toward the sun so that it heated up it would start losing its atmosphere. First the Nitrogen would melt. Then it would turn into a gas. Then the gas would leak off into space. Methane would melt and then evaporate. Carbon Dioxide would likewise melt then evaporate away. A few other gasses would join them. Then the rocks would be left.

Is Venus colder than Neptune?

No, Venus is not colder than Neptune. Venus has higher surface temperatures due to its thick atmosphere, greenhouse effect, and proximity to the sun, while Neptune is much colder as it's located much further from the sun in the outer solar system.

How many planet mars could you fit across the diameter of Jupiter?

Give that Jupiter's mean radius is 69,911 kilometers and Mars' radius is 3,396 km, you would be able to line up about 20 Mars across Jupiter. For comparison you could line up 11 Earths across Jupiter.

In terms of volume you can fit 8,724 Mars and 1,321 Earths inside Jupiter.

When a cme occurs on the sun why does it take a couple of days for its effects to be noticed on earth?

It takes time for the effects of a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) to reach Earth because it travels through the solar wind, which is not instantaneous. The solar wind is a stream of charged particles that takes around 1-4 days to reach Earth from the sun. Once the CME particles reach Earth, they can interact with our magnetosphere, causing geomagnetic storms and potentially disrupting technology like satellites and power grids.

Which planet has six moons?

Saturn has six major moons: Titan, Rhea, Iapetus, Dione, Tethys, and Mimas.

An object that might impact a planet?

An asteroid or comet colliding with a planet could have a significant impact, causing widespread damage and potentially leading to mass extinctions. Other objects, such as space debris or artificial satellites, could also pose a threat if they were to collide with a planet.

What do the length of the planets year and its distance from the sun have in common?

There is a relationship between the planets distance from the sun and the time taken for one orbit (planets year), described in Keplers third law. The square root of the time taken to orbit the sun is proportional to the cube of the average distance between the sun.

Does the planet Pluto deserve to be called as a planet?

Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 due to its size and characteristics differing from the traditional definition of a planet. While it is a fascinating celestial body, its classification as a dwarf planet is based on well-defined criteria set by the International Astronomical Union.

Can Pluto been seen with a telescope at night?

No, it is 3,627,000,000 miles from Earth. Now that may not be far in comparision with stars and such, but because it is so tiny, and also not in the near vicinity of a bright object (and does not itself generate light) that makes it invisible to the naked eye.

What keeps the planets stay in their own orbit?

The planets stay in their own orbit due to the gravitational pull from the sun. This gravitational force acts as a centripetal force, keeping the planets in orbit. The balance between the forward motion of the planet and the inward gravitational pull from the sun maintains the planet's orbital path.

Is Pluto not there or was it blasted?

Pluto is still there. The only thing that happened is that in 2006 a definition for what qualified as a planet was created and Pluto did not qualify, so it was demoted. It is now classified as a dwarf planet.

What are the examples of dwarf planet?

in our solar system planets outside the boundary of Uranus are plutoids (all trans-Neptunian dwarf planets are plutoids) (Ceres is the only dwarf planet which originated in the asteroid belt.below is the list of well known dwarf planets according to orbital distance from the sun:-

  • Ceres
  • Pluto
  • Haumea
  • Makemake
  • Eris

below is the list of nearly certain dwarf planets

  • Sedna
  • Quaoar
  • Orcus
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