Transcript Name of Planet

Pluto-dwarf
planet
This is a photograph
of Pluto. Pluto is not
a multiple of a
planets.
Elizabeth
Ramsammy
History
• Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto on
February 18, 1930.
• Pluto got its name named after a Roman
god of the underworld.
• Pluto’s symbol is:
History for The Other Dwarf
Planets
• Ceres: Italian Giuseppe Piazzi discovered
Ceres on January 1, 1801.
• Eris: Mike Brown discovered Eris on
January 5, 2005.
• Make-make: A team of astronomers led by
Mike Brown discovered Make-Make in
March 2005.
• Haumea: Haumea was discovered in
2004.(couldn’t find name)
Solar System
• The order from the sun is the ninth
planet.(not a planet anymore!)
• The distance from the sun is 6 billion
kilometers. WOW!!!!!
• The orbital period is 248 earth years.
• The Rotation Period is about 6 Earth days
for one Pluto day.
• On March 23, 2178,
Pluto will finish its orbit.
Solar System of The Other
Dwarf Planets
• Ceres was considered a planet for around
50 years before being reclassified as a
dwarf planet.
• Eris was considered as the tenth planet
but then it was reclassified as a dwarf
planet.
• Make-make was considered as a planet
then it was reclassified as a dwarf planet.
• Haumea was considered another planet
then it was a dwarf planet too.
Moons
• Pluto has 5 moons.
• Pluto’s moons are Charon, Styx, Nix,
Kerberos, and Hydra.
Moons For The Other Dwarf
Planets
• Haumea has two moons : Hi’iaka and
Namaka
• Eris has one moon : Dysnomia
• Make-make has no moons
• Ceres does not have any moons, either.
Planet appearance
• Pluto’s appearance is bright polar cap. It
also looks like a gray rock.
• People thought Pluto was red but it was
actually gray.
• Pluto consists of rock with a very thick
coating of ice.
• This is a picture of Pluto.
Other Appearances
• Haumea looks like a gray rock and looks
like an egg.
• Make-make looks red.
• Eris looks half gray and half muddy.
• Ceres looks kind of gray and white.
Rings
• Pluto doesn’t have any rings.
• This is a picture of beautiful Pluto!
Exploration
• Charon was the name given to Pluto’s
satellite when it was found in 1930.
• This is a photo of the rover sent to Pluto
for the first time.
Interesting Facts
• If you are wondering if Pluto will ever hit
Neptune- EVER, it won’t. Remember,
Pluto takes a longer time to orbit the sun
than Neptune does.
• Pluto was the smallest planet and furthest
planet away from the sun in our solar
system, now it’s not even officially
recognized as a planet!
• Pluto temperatures range from -235
Degrees Celsius to -210 Degrees Celsius.
Did you finish early?
• Pluto’s atmosphere is made of nitrogen
with some carbon monoxide and methane.
• This is a picture of the planets in the
Solar system
and Pluto’s
unusual orbit.
All About The Other Dwarf
Planets
• Ceres is located in the asteroid belt
between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It
was discovered in 1801. Ceres was
considered a planet for around 50 years
before being reclassified as an asteroid
and once again as a dwarf planet in 2006.
• Eris was discovered in 2005 and was
referred as the tenth planet until it was
reclassified in 2006. It is the largest dwarf
planet.
All About The Dwarf Planets
• Make-make was discovered in 2005 and
the third largest dwarf planet behind Eris
and Pluto.
• Haumea was discovered in 2004 and
named a dwarf planet in 2008.
Picture of the Dwarf Planets