Dwarf Planet Pluto

The average temperature on Pluto is about -375 degrees Fahrenheit. However, temperatures can vary depending on factors such as location and time of year.

Pluto is unique because it was reclassified from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006. It has an elongated orbit compared to the other planets in our solar system, and it has five known moons, the largest of which is named Charon. Pluto also has a thin atmosphere made up of nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide.

The temperatures on Pluto are extremely cold. Because it is the farthest planet (or dwarf planet) away from the sun, that's why its so cold.

It would be no brighter than some planets as seen from Earth : brighter than the other stars but not much larger. Since Pluto is so far away from the sun (at a average distance of 3,670,050,000 miles), the sun would look much dimmer and smaller that it does from here on Earth. From Pluto, the sun would look like a very bright star and would light up Pluto during the day about as much as the full moon lights up Earth at night.

Pluto orbits the Sun in a slightly tilted and elongated elliptical path. It takes about 248 Earth years to complete one orbit around the Sun. Its orbit is also more eccentric compared to the other planets in our solar system.

Pluto has a heavily cratered surface with vast plains covered in frozen nitrogen and methane. It also has mountains made of water ice and features like canyons and valleys. The most prominent geological feature is its heart-shaped region called Tombaugh Regio.

Pluto has a diameter of approximately 2,377 kilometers, which is about 18.5% of the diameter of Earth. It is classified as a dwarf planet.

The space probe New Horizons was launched 19th January 2006, and is expected to arrive at Pluto 14th July 2015. A journey time of nearly 9 years 6 months.

The surface of Pluto can range from a low temperature of 33° Kelvin (-240° C or -400° F) to a high temperature of 55° Kelvin (-218° C or -360 °F). The average surface temperature on Pluto is 44° Kelvin (-229°C or -380° F).

1) nobody really knows.

2)presumedly it is as old as the rest of the stuff in the solar system ... so 5 billion years.

3) we have no idea when it was captured by Mars.

Pluto orbits the sun at an average speed of about 10,500 miles per hour (17,700 kilometers per hour). It takes approximately 248 Earth years for Pluto to complete one orbit around the sun due to its distance and elliptical orbit.

Nothing, the atmosphere of Pluto is made of of mostly methane, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. Human science has yet to discover life on a planet other than Earth and believe that water and oxygen must be in the atmosphere to sustain life giving properties. Even if Pluto had atmospheric conditions similar to Earth its distance from the Sun would not allow for a climate to sustain life. Pluto is basically a very large ice rock where temperatures drop well well below 0.

The classification of Pluto as a planet impacts how we categorize objects in our solar system. Understanding Pluto's status helps us understand the characteristics and evolution of celestial bodies. It also affects our perspective on how we define and study planets.

Light years aren't the best, since it is only about 0.000624 light years away. Saying that the distance is 39 AU would be better. On the other hand, it's a much better unit than saying the distance is 3,229,510,630,000 fathoms.

Pluto does not have a significant amount of oxygen in its atmosphere or composition. The atmosphere of Pluto is primarily composed of nitrogen, with traces of methane and carbon monoxide. Oxygen is not a major component of the dwarf planet.

Pluto was once considered the ninth planet in our solar system, but in 2006 it was recategorized as a dwarf planet. The mean radius of Pluto is 715. 2 miles and the equatorial circumference is 4,493. 7 miles.

Yes, Neptune is larger than Pluto. Neptune is the fourth-largest planet in our solar system by diameter, while Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet and is much smaller in size compared to the eight recognized planets.

Pluto's diameter is 1,430 miles (2,310 kilometers).

Pluto is unique because it is classified as a dwarf planet, it has a highly elliptical orbit that takes it closer to the Sun than Neptune at certain points, and it has five known moons, the largest of which is named Charon. Additionally, Pluto has a thin atmosphere of nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide.

NASA launched the New Horizons mission to go to Pluto and it will collect data in 2015. (This is not a "landing", just an observation.) Until then, our best data from Hubble Space telescope observations give only a general idea of what Pluto's composition.

It appears that Pluto has a rocky core making up 50% to 70% of its mass. The rest (30%-50%) is thought to be a mantle of water ice. There is also a very thin outer layer of 98% solid nitrogen. Methane and carbon monoxide have also been detected.

Below Pluto's tenuous atmosphere is its icy surface, composed primarily of frozen nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide. This surface is covered in mountains, plains, and vast areas of frozen water ice. The dwarf planet also has a rocky core believed to contain metals and silicate rocks.

Pluto is unique in our solar system as the only dwarf planet. It has a highly elliptical orbit that brings it closer to the Sun than Neptune at times. Pluto is also known for its large moon, Charon, which is so large in comparison that they orbit each other, creating a binary system.

No. Planet X was a proposed planet believed to orbit somewhere beyond Neptune based on an anomaly in the orbit of Uranus believed to be caused by the gravity of an unknown planet. Searches for planet X led to the discovery of Pluto, but later studies found that Pluto is not nearly massive enough to have caused the anomaly. It was later discovered that the apparent anomaly was due to a small miscalculation in the mass of Neptune.

To be considered a planet, an object must orbit the Sun, be spherical in shape due to its gravity, and have cleared its orbit of other debris. It should also not be a satellite of another object.

The outer planets of the solar system are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto was also included as an outer planet from the time it was discovered in 1930 until being reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.