Transcript Pluto

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1. Title
2. Table of Contents
3. What do scientists think the surface of your planet is like? What is the
atmosphere like on Pluto?
4. What is the temperature range? What is Pluto's Diameter or circumference?
5. Does it have any moons? How many? What are they like? How far is Pluto from
the sun?
6. How many miles is Pluto from the Earth? How many earth hours/days does it
take Pluto to rotate once?
7. How long does it take Pluto to revolve the sun? How did Pluto get its name?
8. Are there any other interesting facts or important facts about Pluto?
9. Bibliography/Webliography: Include all books and websites used for content
and pictures.
SURFACE AND ATMOSPHERE
The surface on Pluto is methane ice.
The atmosphere is frozen ice. Mainly made from nitrogen.
TEMPERATURE AND DIAMETER
The temperature range is -400oF.
The diameter is 1,485
MOONS AND DISTANCE FROM SUN
Pluto is 3.7 billion miles from the sun.
Pluto has 5 moons.
They are Nix, Charon, Styx, Hydra and Kerberos
HOW MANY MILES FROM THE EARTH IS PLUTO?
HOW MANY HOURS/DAYS DOES IT TAKE PLUTO TO
ROTATE ONCE?
Pluto is 2.6 billion miles from the Earth.
It takes Pluto 6.39 earth days to rotate.
HOW DID PLUTO GET ITS NAME AND HOW LONG TO
ROTATE AROUND THE SUN?
Pluto got its name from a roman god of the underworld.
It takes Pluto 248 Earth years to complete one orbit.
OTHER INTERESTING FACTS
The mean density is 2,030.
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND WEBLIOGRAPHY
Brimmer, Larry Dane. A True book Pluto. : , 1999.
Ring, Suzan. Pluto exploring Planets. : , 2004.
Cain, Fraser. "Universe Today." . . . 1/22/2014.
<www.universetody.com/13893/temperature-of-pluto>.
Schroeder , Colleen. "Welcome to the planets." . . . 1/21/14.
<http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/>.
http://wwww.space.com/16538-pluto-moons-explained-infographic.html
Erickson, Kristen. "Solar System Exploration." NASA. 8 April, 2014. NASA.
1 April, 2014. <NASA.gov>.