Planet Pluto Information

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A website about the planet Pluto

Pluto is usually the ninth planet from the Sun although it is sometimes 8th when Pluto moves within Neptune's orbit. Pluto's diameter is 2,300 km and takes 249 years to orbit the Sun. Pluto is named after the Roman god of the underworld. Pluto was discovered on February 18, 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh.

Today in Astronomy History
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September 5, 1907
An entire family was reportedly crushed by a meteorite in Hsin-p ai Wei, Weng-li, China

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September 5, 2010
Mars is less than 2° from the star Spica.