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  1. science.nasa.gov › dwarf-planets › plutoPluto: Facts - NASA Science

    Introduction. Pluto is a complex and mysterious world with mountains, valleys, plains, craters, and glaciers. It is located in the distant Kuiper Belt. Discovered in 1930, Pluto was long considered our solar system's ninth planet.

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  2. science.nasa.gov › dwarf-planets › plutoPluto - NASA Science

    Pluto is a dwarf planet located in a distant region of our solar system beyond Neptune known as the Kuiper Belt. Pluto was long considered our ninth planet, but the International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet in 2006.

  3. solarsystem.nasa.gov › planets › dwarf-planetsIn Depth | Pluto – NASA Solar System Exploration

    Pluto is a complex and mysterious world with mountains, valleys, plains, craters, and maybe glaciers. Discovered in 1930, Pluto was long considered our solar system's ninth planet. But after the discovery of similar intriguing worlds deeper in the distant Kuiper Belt, icy Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet.

  4. spaceplace.nasa.gov › all-about-pluto › enAll About Pluto | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    It's an area full of icy bodies and other dwarf planets at the edge of our solar system. Pluto is known as the "King of the Kuiper Belt" – and it's the largest object in the region, even though another object similar in size, called Eris, has a slightly higher mass. One thing is certain.

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  5. science.nasa.gov › dwarf-planets › plutoPluto Moons: Facts - NASA Science

    Jun 28, 2011 · Quick Facts. Pluto's moons to scale. The largest, Charon, is displayed along the bottom. Pluto's moon system – Charon, Nix, Hydra, Styx, and Kerberos – is believed to have formed after a collision between Pluto, and another Kuiper Belt Object early in the history of the solar system.

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  7. www.nasa.gov › solar-system › five-years-after-newFive Years after New Horizons’ Historic Flyby, Here ... - NASA

    Jul 14, 2020 · Five years ago today, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made history. After a voyage of nearly 10 years and more than 3 billion miles, the intrepid piano-sized probe flew within 7,800 miles of Pluto. For the first time ever, we saw the surface of this distant world in spectacular, colored detail.

  8. www.nasa.gov › what-is-pluto-grades-5-8What Is Pluto? (Grades 5-8) - NASA

    Aug 4, 2015 · Pluto is a dwarf planet, a Kuiper Belt object and a trans-Neptunian object. Clyde Tombaugh, a U.S. astronomer, discovered Pluto in 1930.

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