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Pluto named after the Greek God of the underworld
Pluto was named after the greek god of the under world to match all the roman names that went with other planets. Greek God -
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Pluto is smaller than the earth's moon
two-thirds smaller than the earths moon. Because it is so small, many scientists dont concider it a planet at all. earths moon -
11 year old girl suggest name Pluto- Venetia Burney
She is from Oxford, England and suggested the name pluto to her grandfather because of the Greek God of the underworld. She said it fit because Pluto is the Greek God and he can make him self invisible and dwelt in a place that sunlight didn’t reach. Read the full text here: http://mentalfloss.com/article/48673/venetia-burney-11-year-old-girl-who-named-pluto#ixzz2ehYRxZVs
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Pluto was called planet X
Before Pluto was discovereed Astronomers thought Pluto was Planet X which is known as the 10th planet planet x -
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Pluto is the planet with the lowest pull of gravity in the solar system
Pluto has about 7% of gravity that if a person weighs 100 pounds on earth they would weigh 7 pounds on pluto. gravity -
Pluto is the only know dwarf planet with an atmosphere
Pluto is known as a dwarf planet because it orbits the sun just like other plants do, but it a lot smaller that is cant clear other objects out of its path. dwarf planet -
Pluto has two smaller moons
Plutos two smaller moons are called Nix and Hydra and are less than 100 miles wide. 2 small moons -
Pluto is declassified as a planet
Pluto is declassified as a planet is because asteroids has been detected in our solar system that are as large or larger than Pluto.
Pluto's name is now 134340 declassified
